# Ep. 269 - Almost Home with Mirabai Bush, Nina Rao, Krishna Das & Sunanda Markus

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Published: 2026-08-28T16:55:00+00:00
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## Resource

Joined by long-time friends Nina Rao, Krishna Das, and Sunanda Markus, Mirabai Bush shares stories from her memoir Almost Home. Pick up your copy of Almost Home over on the Ram Dass Shop today: Click Here To Learn More Today’s podcast is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/beherenow and get on your way to being your best self. This time on the BHNN Guest Podcast, Mirabai, Nina, Krishna Das, and Sunanda discuss: Mirabai’s catholic upbringing and working to understand her place in the world How Mirabai became the only woman to work on the Saturn Apollo project Mirabai’s meditation studies with Goenka  When Krishna Das, Mirabai, and Sunanda met Maharaj-ji Learning about the grace in suffering Knowing that love is real and available to us all “That hard childhood creates that longing for belonging; with Maharaj-ji I felt like at last I belonged—in this moment, in this body, in this world, because I was so totally loved. He changed my idea of what this life could be. I had such a small idea of who we could be in this world, and it just became vastly expanded with him.” –Mirabai Bush About Mirabai Bush: Mirabai is an author, social entrepreneur, teacher, and spiritual leader. She is recognized for her pioneering role in integrating mindfulness and contemplative practices into secular sectors of American life, including business, higher education, law, and social activism. Mirabai’s contributions include co-founding influential organizations such as the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society and the Seva Foundation and co-developing Google’s Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute. She is also a longtime board member of the Love Serve Remember Foundation . Her latest book, Almost Home , is a memoir published in 2025. About Nina…

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