Wondering who George Fox was and why he and others challenged the existing church?

In the second part of the Exploring Quaker Experiences short podcast series on the theme of ‘Beyond Meditation…’, Liz Rees expands on how she developed her toolkit and how it feels when she is able to let her thoughts pass.

Ruth Tod shares her experience of Quaker meeting and describes the approaches she uses to from daily life into the collective stillness.

In the first part of this Exploring Quaker Experiences series on the theme of ‘Beyond Meditation…’, Liz Rees shares how she first came to Quakers and how she developed a toolkit to help her find stillness in Quaker meeting.

Quakers often use the words values and testimonies interchangeably. Craig Barnett explains the subtle difference between the two.

As planning for Pride events is in full swing, Alison Tarpey-Black shares the importance of having allies and how reading Harvey Gillman’s book, A Minority of One, was a lightbulb moment for her.

Craig Barnett shares how the basis of the religious path is to return within to the inner guidance that is always available to us all.

Mike Price shares his experience of Quaker Meeting for Worship and how he finds spiritual experience in the silence, stillness and ministry.

According to Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook, Quaker Benjamin Lay may not have been the first abolitionist, but he is perhaps the first activist.

Simon shares how he found the spiritual home he had been looking for at Beccles Quaker Meeting.

Helen Drewery shares how her Quaker Meeting is similar to others throughout the UK and how in other ways it is different, such as having its own steel band!

Amanda Jones reflects on what Quakers call leadings, little niggling things that sit deep within us all and when nurtured can emerge and lead to action for the good of all.

Angela Arnold reflects on how stillness is not the same as silence, and how we might access that place of inner tranquility that exists within us all.

Jenny Morse shares how Quaker and Buddhism practices complement and enhance one another, and deepen her spiritual life.

Rhiannon Grant talks on BBC Radio 2’s Pause for Thought on the theme of 'How to choose a great present'. She reflects on finding the right fit and how speaking the truth can be a help and a challenge.

Gill Sewell reflects on the various ways Quakers mark ‘times and seasons’, and how different times of the year act as a reminder.

Rhiannon Grant talks on Radio 2’s Pause for Thought about “the light which is guiding me”. The idea that there is a light that shines in all of us, and can guide us, is central to Quakerism and can lead us towards actions, both large and small.

Amanda Jones shares how she uses Quaker Faith and Practice as a reference and source of inspiration.

A question that Quakers use to help them discern what to do, especially when things can seem overwhelming, is ‘what does love require of me?’ Listen to what Rhiannon Grant says on the subject on BBC Radio 2’s Pause for Thought.

William Eston reviews The Quaker Way: A Rediscovery by Rex Ambler on his YouTube channel.