We are excited to bring to you this interview with Phil McLemore. Phil is a former Institute of Religion Director, a retired Air Force chaplain, and a retired hospice chaplain. He started using yogic meditation as a method to control pain after a car accident left him with a serious back injury.  As he started witnessing the physical and spiritual benefits of his meditation practice, Phil began wondering how these new found truths fit in with the gospel of Jesus Christ.  Eventually, he had an epiphany that reconciled these two philosophies and gave him even more spiritual insight that he now shares with others.

Phil has shared so much of his time online on podcasts, webinars, and the like, and thus we wanted to spend this time with him going into deeper detail of his writings.  We discuss how Phil defines the natural man, how to follow the inner path of spirituality and stay active in the LDS church, his thoughts on women and spirituality, and even his run in with the Strengthening Church Members Committee.  Phil’s thoughtful approach to all of these subjects and more have made him a popular speaker and presenter.  He’s recently started his own website, MeditateWithPhil.com, that holds regular webinars.  We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we enjoyed bringing it about!

Links:

A Mormon’s Spiritual Transformation through Meditation and the Hindu Yogic Tradition

http://mormonstories.org/246-249-a-mormon%E2%80%99s-spiritual-transformation-through-meditation-the-hindu-yogic-tradition/

Mormon Stories Podcast, Episodes 246-249, March 2011, interview with Phil McLemore conducted by Andrew Ainsworth (Free download)

The Kingdom of God is Within You—Believing It, Trusting It, Accessing It

http://mormonmatters.org/2012/12/17/144-145-the-kingdom-of-god-is-within-you-believing-it-trusting-it-accessing-it/

Mormon Matters Podcast, Episodes 144–145, December 2012, interview with Phil McLemore and Nathan Kline, conducted by Dan Wotherspoon

“Mormon Mantras: A Journey of Spiritual Transformation,â€

https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/141-20-31.pdf

Sunstone, April 2006. (Free download)

“The Yoga of Christ,â€Â Sunstone, June 2007. (Free download)

https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/146-30-45.pdf

“Hindering the Saints: Taking Away the Key of Knowledge,â€

https://www.dropbox.com/s/akmvu04s6000t4c/HinderingMagCopy.pdf

Sunstone, September 2012. (This article is still a paid download from Sunstone magazine but Phil has graciously shared it so we can offer it as a free download from our blog)

meditatewithphil.com