Global Spirit

GLOBAL SPIRIT is a unique television series that investigates philosophical and existential issues of the 21st century, tracing the eternal, yet still evolving human quest for meaning, truth and wisdom. The 12-part series brings together ancient wisdom traditions, with the perspectives of world religions and modern science to help viewers define who we are as human beings, and explore how this affects our relationships with our families, communities, environment and the world at large. Weaving compelling filmed segments with informed, engaging studio conversations, GLOBAL SPIRIT offers an intimate, discovery-filled viewing experience. Presented by composers and musicians Carlos and Cindy Santana and hosted by writer and spiritual seeker Phil Cousineau, the series brings together a rich mixture of philosophers, writers, scientists, religious and spiritual teachers, and practitioners of a wide range of faiths and traditions. GLOBAL SPIRIT gives viewers an opportunity to discover how people of various perennial philosophies around the world think, believe and address life's core, eternal questions. While shedding new light on different dimensions of faith, belief and identity, each one-hour program serves to promote understanding, tolerance and respect for different traditions and world views.

Mon, Dec 9	2:00 P.M.	Love, Fear & Beyond NH World (11.3) While most people consider the opposite of "love" to be something related to the English word, "hate", this program explores the oppositional relationship between love and fear, featuring guitarist and spiritual practitioner Carlos Santana, drummer-composer Cindy Blackman Santana and authors and therapists Gerald G.
Mon, Dec 9	3:00 P.M.	The Pilgrimage Experience NH World (11.3) For thousands of years people of every tradition have embarked on long, difficult and often costly journeys to sacred places in search of various benefits, from health or material well-being to a spiritual renewal.
Mon, Dec 9	4:00 P.M.	The Power of Community NH World (11.3) This Global Spirit episode explores the powerful role that intentional communities have played for many hundreds of years in supporting the well-being, growth and transformations of many individuals.
Tue, Dec 10	2:00 P.M.	Inside Sacred Texts NH World (11.3) This program explores the origins, translations and interpretations of sacred or revered texts and sheds light on the mystical experience these texts often originate from.
Tue, Dec 10	3:00 P.M.	The Search for God NH World (11.3) The search for God is perhaps the oldest of all spiritual quests.
Tue, Dec 10	4:00 P.M.	Stories to Remember NH World (11.3) Life's three fundamental questions: Who are we? Where did we come from? and Where are we going? have often been approached through philosophy or science.
Wed, Dec 11	2:00 P.M.	The Art of Living and Dying NH World (11.3) Our most basic understanding of life is in many ways determined by our understanding of death.
Wed, Dec 11	3:00 P.M.	Rumi & The Sufi Path of Love NH World (11.3) How did a 13th century Sufi mystic from Central Asia become the most widely read poet in the United States? Why did UNESCO declare 2007 as "the year of Jalaluddin Rumi"? This "Global Spirit" program brings together two distinguished studio guests from different cultural traditions: Sufi sheikh Kabir Helminski of the Mevlevi Sufi tradition, and Iranian filmmaker and multi-lingual website host Parisa Soultani, who presents portraits of Rumi "lovers" from her "gathering of lovers" project.
Wed, Dec 11	4:00 P.M.	Sacred Ecology NH World (11.3) This program explores the natural world as an access point to the sacred.
Thu, Dec 12	2:00 P.M.	The Call of Wisdom NH World (11.3) The ancient Greeks believed there was another dimension beyond logic and reasoning and they called it Sophia, or wisdom, which they believed to be the ultimate good.
Thu, Dec 12	3:00 P.M.	Sound of the Soul NH World (11.3) This episode is a compelling portrait of an Arab country where Muslims, Christians, and Jews have lived together in relative peace for centuries.
Thu, Dec 12	4:00 P.M.	Earth Wisdom for a World In Crisis NH World (11.3) With the dramatic increase in global warming and a thinning ozone layer, the United Nations has realized that native peoples may possess some critical keys to the very survival of our species and fragile ecosystems of the planet.