Far from last years very centrally located venue, the second edition of Bangalore Literature Festival will have a huge section of Bangalore having to negotiate gargantuan traffic and distances to reach Electronics City. But its all worth the effort, the book lover might say, given the distinguished and eclectic mix of guests and panels that discuss everything from cinema and fashion to spirituality.

The event is being held over three days, starting this Friday, at Crowne Plaza, Velankani Park, Electronics City. The inaugural, presided over by Chandrashekara Kambar, is followed by a talk on spiritual writing by Celebration of love and life: an intimate note to the sincere seeker by Art Of Living founder Ravi Shankar. Ensuing sessions have several literary celebrities including Gulzar, Ramachandra Guha, William Dalrymple, U.R. Ananthamurthy, Rajmohan Gandhi and Shashi Deshpande, to name a few.

A new track this year is one commemorating 100 years of Indian cinema with a discussion on the adaptation of biographies to bio-pics. This track features actor Farhan Akhtar, director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and lyricist-writer Prasoon Joshi. Film critics such as Baradwaj Rangan, M.K. Raghavendra and Bhawana Somaaya will also participate.

Like last year, this time too a section of panel discussions are focussed on Kannada literature, with a special focus on oral literary languages of Karnataka including Beary, Tulu, Kodava and Konkani. An entire track is devoted to Mathoor and its success with making Sanskrit all pervasive there, a press release stated.

Many childrens sessions and activity corners have been organised at a tent thats been called the Makkala Koota.

Publishers Pratham Books, Bookalore and Amar Chitra Katha are participating. The festival opens at 10 a.m. on all three days. Entry is free and open to all via registration on the website http://www.bangaloreliteraturefestival.org. The schedule for the event is also on the site.

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Egotistical Spirituality Rick Crotts Baytown Sun |

I have noticed in my own life that any effort to grow spiritually which involves the acquisition of knowledge is always a mind trap. I find over and over that, when I think I have figured something out spiritually, the idea of knowing actually retards my spiritual growth. In other words, the inevitable big head associated with being smart enough to figure it out defeats any positive effect. Intellectual arrogance cannot enhance my spiritual well being.

My spiritual growth is mine to manage alone. The growth of others is not required to mimic mine, so my knowledge is largely irrelevant to someone else. The sharing of spiritual experience may be appropriate and even helpful, but as soon as I state my position as dogmatic truth I have overstepped the boundaries of propriety. I can believe. I can suggest, but I cannot know for someone else. They must come to believe and know for themselves.

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St. Theresas College in its continuing celebration of the 80th year of its establishment launched the works of Dr. Dulce Jesus Lesugues-Baricuatro and Ms. Desiree L. Balota on September 7.

Leading with Heart & Soul, Fostering Workplace Spirituality is a very logical flowering from Dulces training and work. She has been a professor of Theology and Gender Studies and Leadership Formation. She is described as the Champion-Advocate of the STC Vision Mission and Values; heads the Christian Formation Program, facilitates recollections and seminar-workshops on leadership and values formation.

Dulce states that the handbook was inspired by the results of her research with women leaders from different organizations. She had tried to find out how these women had fostered workplace spirituality in their organizations.

The writer says her work is a response to the more demanding fast-paced, stressful, ambiguous, chaotic atmosphere employees have to cope with. She offers the book as a humble attempt to design a simple recipe that integrates rich Filipino cultural values and Christian values in fostering workplace spirituality in the Philippine context.

So she actually declares the following purposes of the book: to serve as a guide for leaders interested in developing workplace spirituality; to encourage leaders especially women leaders to be catalysts of change towards the transformation of society by starting with their workplaces; to highlight the positive aspects of Filipino values and the Christian values in fostering workplace spirituality; and to provide some points for leaders reflection on their leadership.

It is really to provide a glimpse of the book that I have included many quotes, and to focus on the fact that the guide brings out the voices of women leaders here in our city, thus affirming women, their practices in the workplace, and their great potential as sources of innovation and renewal for our communities.

The first section, Shepherding includes Value the Person; Get Close and Personal; and Build Bridges not Walls. Thoughts from the women leaders:

Architect Melva R. Java: Architects must understand human needs and human design and the social component of design in addition to technology.

Dr. Carmelita T. Dulangon: During lunchtime, I eat with my co-workers, so I can talk to them and I would know whats in their mind and heart.

The second main section, Transforming and Serving includes: Bring Out the Best, Listen to Learn and Empathize. From the women leaders:

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We should understand that either religion or spirituality and politics affects humans. A politics lacking spirituality is grossly polluted with corruption, cronyism and sycophancy. It produces and creates an unethical atmosphere of schemed situations of circumstances against the people. All these are due to if one does not recognize the individual or universal spirit, there is no reason for a person to be ethical. Politics without ethics and human values would result in untrustworthiness, crime and corruption. The goal of politics is to bring good governance and increase material, emotional and physical well-being and comfort of people. At the same time, the purpose of spirituality is to raise and encourage morality and human values. Politics and spirituality are inseparable bed-fellows and they need to go hand in hand. For good governance to produce the desired results, spirituality is necessary and essential. Only spirituality can provide, bring about the desire commitment, care and confidence required for good governance. People with Spiritual values live such manifestations, as these qualities are required absolutely and very essential for those in governance. A leader has to be a someone who sees everyone as being equal; someone, who transports, transmits and go along with the Truth; someone, who is transparent in all his actions and deeds; someone who is broad-minded and a visionary; and above all an embodiment of love and compassion. Also should be a person who abounds with empathy. It is a common knowledge that, religion has been the source and cause of many wars on this planet. However, religion and spirituality on the other hand have survived, only, for the reason of its patronage of and by the state. Whenever a society is seen as chaotic and lacks spiritual values it becomes apparently difficult to govern. Similarly it is also difficult for spirituality to survive if there is no official patronage. People who possess a degree Spirituality are honest and committed, as it is a necessary tool to create a crime-free society. State patronage makes spirituality spread quicker to all sections of society. While many wars are fought or had been fought in the name of religion, spirituality has given courage, confidence and commitment to people even in the toughest of times. Many saints, prophets, and others have been victimized due to lack of political patronage. For example, many believers of varied religious beliefs were persecuted by the state. This affected the morale of society and resulted in bad governance. It can be argued that 'Religion' has created conflict, but irreligious societies have created worse chaos and corruption in human history. Did not millions suffer in Russia, China and Cambodia in the name of freeing society of religious beliefs?

Today, both religion and politics need reform. Religion has to become more spiritual to allow freedom of worship and broader to encompass all the wisdom in the world and also politicians have to become more righteous and spiritual to have greater discernment. When spirituality and politics fails to coexist, then you have corrupt politicians and pseudo-religious leaders. Spirituality is deeply ingrained in Ghana's political settings; the present day religious kingpins are more of 'mafia' types. For most, are clothed in turpitude to associate with religion and more so being spiritual. In the times gone by, religion have guided and counseled rulers and in turn rulers have supported religious and spiritual leaders. These present day religious leaders do not appealed to people across the board because of their spiritual approach depravity. Spirituality brought freedom to the State Ghana in the past. The advent of both Christianity and Islam did bring about spirituality and gave a secular ethos to our world of politics and spirituality. Now as we progress as people, the need of the hour should be our ability to provide a prejudice-free political system. And also in a situation where vilification and demonization of people is relegated! A situation that harmonizes coexistence. Furthermore consensus can emerge only, when politicians learn to drop prejudices toward religion, social group and gender. Also to be able to drop prejudices, politicians need to broaden their sense of belongingness. This can occur only when they are free from constant worry and gain an understanding of spirituality with its accompanying importance and meaning. In concluding we must all acknowledge that the import of Politics is about caring for people primarily, and providing for their welfare! Whilst Spirituality gives you a broader vision of life, instructing in all that it share, care and nurture each other selflessly and with self-control, as its ultimate purpose.

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DALLAS At 83, Carl Smith found himself facing quadruple-bypass surgery and the real possibility that he might not survive.

Within hours on a spring morning, Dr. Mark Pool would temporarily bring Smiths heart to a stop in an attempt to circumvent its blocked passages.

And to help his patient confront the uncertainty, Pool did something unusual in his profession: He prayed with him.

Medicine and religion have both had their day, and they havent always been able to coexist. But as todays medical treatment becomes more holistic, doctors are increasingly taking spirituality into account.

Studies show a majority of patients want their spirituality recognized, and most med schools now have classes related to the topic. In general, the new thinking asks doctors to note their patients spiritual leanings and open doors to expression, especially when life is at risk.

Pool, a highly regarded heart and lung surgeon at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, is fervent about his Baptist faith. For about a year, hes routinely asked patients if theyd like him to pray with them pre-surgery a gesture he says is always appreciated but one that exceeds advocates suggested bounds.

A physician should be open to a patients spirituality but shouldnt push religion on patients, says Nathan Carlin, assistant professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Thats confusing personal and professional roles.

Two decades ago, barely a few med schools offered classes on spirituality. Now, three-fourths of them do.

Medicine has figured out that we ignore the more human sides of health care at our own peril, says Craig Borchardt, interim chair of humanities and medicine at Texas A&M University.

Studies show 60 to 80 percent of patients want their beliefs noted, he says not as affirmation but as a sign that the doctor actually cares. But fewer than 20 percent of doctors bring it up.

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Monastic spirituality isn't just for monks anymore.

Just ask one of the Benedictine oblates who meet the second Sunday of each month at St. Bede Abbey in Peru. During the meetings, the members pray together, practice lectio divina or sacred reading of Scripture or spiritual texts and discuss some aspect of monastic spirituality.

After the first year of attending meetings, a candidate makes a public oblation, or offering of oneself, to live the Rule of St. Benedict, the guiding principle behind the St. Bede community, as far as their lives allow it. Oblates reprofess their vows annually and remain committed to one monastery, although they may attend oblate meetings at other monasteries. There are no other requirements made of them.

The interdenominational group boasts a membership of about 100 from across Central Illinois and the Chicago suburbs, with an average of 20 attending the meetings each month. The most recent numbers from the Vatican's website for International Benedictine Oblates from 2008 indicated there were 25,481 oblates in 50 countries, with 42 percent of those in the U.S., and the numbers are growing.

Abbot Philip Davey believes despite the fast pace of today's world, there is a longing deep in every human being to seek out the divine.

"I think ultimately it's what St. Augustine said. 'O Lord, you have made us for yourself and our hearts are restless until they rest in you,' " Davey told The Times. "I think it's probably simply the sense people have and the expectation what they think is going to provide what they need doesn't do it. I think it's what spawns interest in the iPad 5 and the latest this and the latest that."

Brother Nathaniel Grossmann is beginning his third year as oblate director at the Abbey and said the Rule is a summary of the gospel.

"It's a livable expression of the gospel. It's a guide to living according to the gospel the incarnation, passion, death and resurrection of Christ," Grossmann said. "Laypeople have found a great deal of spiritual wisdom in living the gospel in their own vocation as married people, single people, stay-at-home moms or dads. And so they attach themselves to a monastery of men or women. It's a mutual give and take. They receive from us. We receive from them."

Ken Krogulski, of La Salle, attended St. Bede Academy and has been active in the oblate program for more than 20 years. Though he acknowledges some of the language from The Rule of St. Benedict, written 1,500 years ago, is outdated, he still finds meaning in it for the 21st century.

"Laypeople find it has definite benefits in living a secular life," Krogulski said. "That's why we call ourselves 'monks outside the walls.' It's living the rule. It makes a lot of sense to me. It's a good way to live your life. It's been tried and true for quite a few centuries."

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Water Mandala by Joy Kreeves METUCHEN An international exhibit will mark the beginning of the fall exhibition season at the Nails in the Wall gallery at St. Lukes Church, 17 Oak Ave.

The exhibit, Spirituality of the Mandala, Reality in the Round, consists of 40 pieces of art by 24 artists from across the country and around the world, with work in a variety of media film, drawing, collage, ceramic, wood and metal sculpture, fused glass, painting and photography.

The mandala exhibit continues the gallerys interest in showing work that relates strongly to the spiritual element of humanity without being connected to one specific belief system.

The round has been an underlying form with healing and spiritual connections in every culture, in every religion, from the very earliest of recorded human time, said Linda Vonderschmidt LaStella, gallery director. Some artists today continue to work within that format and in that spirit.

Feathering by Tamlyn Atkins Choosing to develop an exhibit focused on the mandala, the gallery invites viewers to recognize through the art the commonality of their quest as spiritual persons, an expressed goal of the gallery.

Highlighting the mandala form as a part of living religious practice, a rangoli will be created on the gallery floor by a local Indian artist. Her family creates them regularly in their home as part of their Diwali celebration, an event that serendipitously falls within the course of the exhibit.

The exhibit opening and reception is set for 2-5 p.m. Sept. 21. It will remain on view until Dec. 31.

Other New Jersey artists with work in the exhibit include

Amy Brooks, Metuchen; Pam Shore, Metuchen; Anne Spence, Milford; Joy Kreves, Ewing; Bernadette Calnon- Buote, Moorestown; Dennis X. Murray, Verona; Lauren Curtis, Somerset; Mariane Trent, Chester; Maxine Snow, Red Bank; and Clarisa Marin, West Deptford.

From farther reaches, artist Fiona Stolze of Bristol, England, has sent three of her silk paintings, and Monika Mori, an award-winning Austrian artist, will have a four-part acrylic piece in the show.

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