December 22, 2013 - Spirituality and Superheroes - Superman - Doug Robins
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Spirituality and Survival
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Fourteen people meditate around the Pool of the Black Star Friday evening at the Manitoba Legislative Building. Photo Store
The Pool of the Black Star at the Manitoba Legislative Building was opened to people hoping to get in touch with their inner spirituality Friday night.
Fourteen men and women circled the edge of the black star, sitting in meditative positions with their eyes closed.
More than three dozen others sat along the borders of the perfectly circular room, with their eyes closed, inhaling the scents of sandalwood and frangipani from the Nag Champa incense that filled the room.
Sarah Hauch, a teacher of Hermeticism, led the meditation.
"Draw in the magic of this building and every beautiful being in here," said Hauch, as she circled around the black star. "I invite you today not to walk in as your human self, but to be here in your absolute divine self."
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You've seen Peter Richmond around these parts a time or two. He is the author of some of our favorite magazine stories, and for his most recent book he found a subject worthy of his sensitive and searching style: Phil Jackson. The book is called Lord of the Rings, and it's available now. We spoke with him recently about everything from Jackson to Peggy Lee to spirituality to "softcore" journalism.
Alex Belth: This is your sixth book and second biographythe first was on Peggy Lee. What was it like writing another biography?
Peter Richmond: It was terrific because the first one taught me that to be a biographer, you've got to be a very different kind of writer.
AB: Different from being a newspaper or magazine writer?
PR: To write a biography, you have to become something of a different animal. You have to become a PhD in your subject. When Peggy Lee died, and I was asked to write her bio, I said to the editor "Thank you, it's flattering but maybe you should get someone who knows the music of the '30s, '40s, and '50s." But he said, "No, we want you to come in from the outside. We think you're a good enough writer to come in and surround the subject." And that's the only good book I'd ever written. When I was approached to write a Phil Jackson biography, and figured I wasn't going to get him to cooperatehe was writing his own bookit freed me to surround his life objectively.
AB: He's got a library of books he's written himself.
PR: If you go into Barnes and Nobles to the sports section there's seven categoriesbaseball, football, basketball, hockey, golf, boxing and Phil Jackson. Maverick and Sacred Hoops are worth reading. Mine might be
AB: What have you learned as a writer since the Peggy Lee book that allowed you to do the Phil Jackson story in a way you might not have previously?
PR: That you should never judge anyone, or their actions, or their legacy, before doing everything you can to try and see the events of their life through their own eyes, from their own perspectivebut then use that perspective as only one of your lenses. Phil had left behind his books, and gave his approval for friends to talk to me. I'd interviewed him several times in the past and we were cool. I had every lens available to see the guy's life objectively and thoroughly.
AB: What was the difference between writing a bio of a dead singer, whose career arc had already ended, and someone who's still got a few chapters left to go in his career?
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Parvati Interview - YIN, Spirituality, Touring, Yoga and Fun
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Exploring Reality/Changing the World-Living Spirituality/Life vs The New Age
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Overview
What is spirituality?
Spirituality has been defined in numerous ways. These include: a belief in a power operating in the universe that is greater than oneself, a sense of interconnectedness with all living creatures, and an awareness of the purpose and meaning of life and the development of personal, absolute values. It's the way you find meaning, hope, comfort, and inner peace in your life. Although spirituality is often associated with religious life, many believe that personal spirituality can be developed outside of religion. Acts of compassion and selflessness, altruism, and the experience of inner peace are all characteristics of spirituality. Many Americans are becoming interested in the role of spirituality in their health and health care. This may be because of dissatisfaction with the impersonal nature of our current medical system, and the realization that medical science does not have answers to every question about health and wellness.
What is the history of spirituality and health care?
In most healing traditions and through generations of healers in the early beginnings of Western medicine, concerns of the body and spirit were intertwined. But with the coming of the scientific revolution and the enlightenment, these considerations were removed from the medical system. Today, however, a growing number of studies reveal that spirituality may play a bigger role in the healing process than the medical community previously thought.
How does spirituality influence health?
Spiritual practices tend to improve coping skills and social support, foster feelings of optimism and hope, promote healthy behavior, reduce feelings of depression and anxiety, and encourage a sense of relaxation. By alleviating stressful feelings and promoting healing ones, spirituality can positively influence immune, cardiovascular (heart and blood vessels), hormonal, and nervous systems. An example of a religion that promotes a healthy lifestyle is Seventh Day Adventists. Those who follow this religion, a particularly healthy population, are instructed by their Church not to consume alcohol, eat pork, or smoke tobacco. In a 10 year study of Seventh Day Adventists in the Netherlands, researchers found that Adventist men lived 8.9 years longer than the national average, and Adventist women lived 3.6 years longer. For both men and women, the chance of dying from cancer or heart disease was 60 - 66% less, respectively, than the national average.
Again, the health benefits of religion and spirituality do not stem solely from healthy lifestyles. Many researchers believe that certain beliefs, attitudes, and practices associated with being a spiritual person influence health. In a recent study of people with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), those who had faith in God, compassion toward others, a sense of inner peace, and were religious had a better chance of surviving for a long time than those who did not live with such belief systems. Qualities like faith, hope, and forgiveness, and the use of social support and prayer seem to have a noticeable effect on health and healing.
What illnesses and conditions respond well to spirituality?
Programs with a strong spiritual component, such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), show that spiritual disciplines may be especially effective for drug and alcohol addiction. The regular practice of prayer and meditation is strongly associated with recovery and abstinence from drugs.
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Eight years ago, Dianne Timmering had no budget for her new department of spirituality at Signature HealthCARE.
She now runs the largest for-profit department of spirituality in the country with a $4 million budget and full-time chaplains at all 87 facilities in Signatures network.
We built it on an ROI model, she said. It is a huge value-added component for us, it impacts clinical outcomes and retention.
The company uses an interfaith model for its spirituality programs and has chaplain advisory boards in every community. Timmering said that there is no proselytising or evangelizing. Also, if a chaplain cannot provide what an individual needs, he or she will find a clergy member in the community who can. Signature has found a way to balance respect for many religions with a genuine expression of those same beliefs.
We dont water it down; if youre Christian you get to be Christian, you get to be who you are, you get to bring your spiritual skin inside Signature, she said.
Timmering works out of the companys headquarters in Louisville, but has helped to establish the chaplain program in long-term care facilities around the country, including a community in southern Florida.
In West Palm we are highly diverse, with Orthodox Jews, Muslims and Catholics, she said. Its a special chaplain that can do a Shabbat service and a Catholic service and possibly teach Buddhist philosophy.
She also shared a story about a patient who was a Native American. The family wanted the 23rd psalm translated into the Sioux tongue. The chaplain helped make this happen so that the family could recite the psalm at the patients bedside.
Atheists are welcome, too. Everyone always says, Dianne, what about the atheists? I always reply that I would protect that atheist with every ounce of my being to be who they are, she said.
Measuring the return Timmering said that she has two measures to gauge the effect of the full-time chaplains. First, family scores of the facilities have gone up, as the chaplains helped people deal with the complex emotions involved in placing family members in a long-term-care facility. Second, spiritual support seemed to encourage patients to complete physical therapy.
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A Message from Rev. Shawn Moninger at Unity Center for Practical Spirituality, Norwalk CT
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In an exclusive interview with The Daily Caller, syndicated conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer delved into his personal conception about spirituality and God. Quoting prominent scientists and philosophers, Krauthammer indicated that he does not believe in a God, but has such reverence for the complexity of the universe that he is not opposed to the notion of creative force.
Asked about the number of books on religion around his office in a recent interview, Krauthammer was quizzed about his views on God and spirituality.
There was once a philosopher who said, I dont believe in God, but I fear him greatly. Thats about where I am, Krauthammer told The Daily Callers Jamie Weinstein.
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Ive had a fairly difficult and complicated notion of the deity, he continued. If I tried to explain it I would simply say and this is by no means associating myself with the greatness of the man but I would associate myself with [Albert] Einsteins conception of God, which was a recognition and an awe before the mystery of the order and beauty of the universe, which would imply that there is something very mysterious and very awesome, awe-inspiring, about the universe.
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M. L. Shrikant, Dean, S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, is keen that student-managers understand and manage themselves before they can manage others.
He has designed an innovative course that teaches the significance of the spirituality quotient in management. In this interview, he discusses the challenges facing management education.
How do you view the current state of management education in B-schools in India and across the globe?
Management education is too standardised and is following the norms of US society. This is inappropriate given the heterogeneity of business situations and contexts and the emerging environmental trends that question the very basis of business operations. B-schools became and have remained overly scientific, with softer, subjective issues receiving less attention.
In the 21st century, we are passing through an era where business is seen as having failed to deliver and we are grappling with issues like the role of business in society, the so-called triple bottomline and sustainability issues. There is a lot of questioning going on and what is emerging is this tripod of management education under the knowing, doing, being framework, which is more amenable to delivering a customised approach to management education.
Both are important content and delivery, along with technology that provides further options to deliver a portfolio mix.
Across nations, there is a sense of disquiet at the ways of businesses and the methods of business leaders, leading to protests like Occupy Wall Street in the US and similar action in other nations. Is this a passing phase or is there something deeper we as society should be worrying about?
This is not a passing phase. Management education is closely linked to business and business has a role to play in human society. The real issues now facing human society are of two kinds: lack of distributive justice and the attendant issues of resource constraints, pollution and environmental degradation. It certainly means that if the current growth strategy along the path of Western economics if the poor nations were to follow it, its certainly unviable from a resource point of view.
What will be required to rebuild trust between managers/ business leaders and society in the days ahead? In your view, what role do B-schools have in this regard?
Basically, the current social economic structure is unviable and unsustainable. Business will have to play some kind of role in an alternative paradigm.
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Dennis Rogers felt compelled to do something different this Christmas something that may never have been done before, at least in Topeka.
At 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22, Rogers will be dressed in full eagle feather regalia as he leads a special Christmas service that will include elements of Native American spirituality at Sullivan Chapel Indian Methodist Church, 1937 N.E. Madison.
The service, which will offer a musical tribute to those who have died this year, will start outside the church building, where Rogers will have his lodge or teepee set up. People are welcome to come and look at the teepee and have their photos taken outside it.
Then, around 5:30 p.m., a community dinner featuring turkey, ham, potatoes and gravy, sweet potatoes, corn, green beans, soft drinks and desserts will be served inside the church for all who attend.
The service, Rogers said, is designed especially for people who may not be attached to any particular congregation, as well as for those who feel drawn to Native American spirituality.
People who say they arent spiritual they seem to want to connect with something, Rogers said, and for a lot of them, its Native American spirituality.
Rogers said the service will keep the Christ child as the central focus, while also bringing in Native American elements.
We believe in a Great Spirit, and he has many different names in many different languages, Rogers said. There is a Creator. There is a Great Spirit. Native Americans have always believed in that concept that there is an Almighty, that he has all power and that there is an afterlife.
As part of bringing in elements of Native American spirituality, Rogers said he was hopeful the service would be an encouragement for those who come particularly those who may be experiencing difficulties this time of year.
Were all spiritual people, Rogers said. Were only human for a short time, and this is why we sometimes fall short of our goals and find it hard to forgive ourselves.
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Baby boomers might not be that different from the Greatest Generation when it comes to religion. Like their parents, many boomers will attend religious services later in life. But unlike their parents, baby boomers are more likely to describe a deep, intense spiritual connection from a personal experience than a religious one from an institutional practice.
Many of them dont know it yet, said a researcher at the recent annual conference of the Gerontological Society of America in New Orleans, but growing old, regardless of what generation you belong to, brings on dramatic changes that can propel people to seek new meaning in religious services.
Vern Bengtson is the author of the recently published "Families and Faith with co-authors Susan Harris and Norella Putney. He based his findings and predictions on a 35-year longitudinal study of 350 Southern California families and interviews with a subset of 156 families. The studys scope spanned six generations from 1909 to 1988. The conversations explored spirituality, religious beliefs, intensities and practices.
Bengtson, 72, is a professor emeritus of gerontology and sociology at the University of Southern California. He discussed boomers, the rebellious group born between 1946 and 1964 and known for spurning institutional models, and religion with Religion News Service at the GSA conference.
Which part of the study made you think many boomers will end up attending religious services when they currently do not?
We now know that the oldest generations had an uptick in attending religious services after retirement. Its too early to have gathered that data on boomers because theyre just starting to retire, but Im willing to predict this will happen to them based on what weve observed in older generations and from what we heard in the interviews with boomers.
You list examples in your book of young boomers saying they reject religion. "I do not want anything to do with it (religion). " And "I believe in God but do not go to church." How then do you make the jump that they will eventually go to a church or synagogue when theyre older?
When people get older, they retire and have more time to think about moral, religious and spiritual things. Our study shows this. Its the life course. They will also face a serious illness or lose a loved one for the first time. The religious education of their grandchildren becomes a concern for some grandparents. Not all, but some are concerned the parents arent doing enough. They might have skipped a generation by not educating their own children, but they got older and discovered one of the most wonderful things in life and wont want to miss an opportunity with their grandchildren.
How do the religious and spiritual views of baby boomers set them apart from the other generations?
The oldest groups (1909-1931) were religious and went to church until a certain age set in when they found it physically too difficult to go anymore. When asked if they were spiritual, they said "Whats spirituality? They were more likely to link spirituality and religion to institutional practice.
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