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Category Archives: Spirituality
Feature Film Review: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
A drama about complex matters of the heart and chivalry with Edward the vampire exemplifying a knight's bravery, courtesy, honor, and skill at arms.
Book Excerpt: The Monastic Way
Three readings on the spiritual practice of devotion.
Book Excerpt: Everyday You
Eric Maisel on mystery as the heart of mindfulness.
Spiritual Quotation: Water, Meditation, Nurturing
Observing water is a meditation . . .
Naming the Days Feature: Birthday of Helen Keller
Celebrate Helen Keller a woman whose zest for life is a model for us all.
Book Feature: An Interview with Donald Altman
An interview covering definitions of mindfulness, where it is being applied today, and brain research supporting its value.
E-Course Feature: Crazy Wisdom
An interview with Rabbi Rami Shapiro about his e-course on the crazy wisdom of the ancient Hasidic rebbes and how they speak to our times.
Spiritual Quotation: Water, Symbols, Nature
Water is marvelously expressive stuff . . .
Book Excerpt: Swami Abhishiktananda
Swami Abhishiktananda on using the Prayer of the Name.
Book Review: The Language of Emotions
Promotes the idea that we see all our emotions as enlightening messengers and spiritual teachers.
Book Excerpt: Be Very Afraid
Robert Wuthnow on the quest for meaning during times of extreme peril when people feel anxious about disasters and potential catastrophes.
Book Review: Be Very Afraid
A challenge to rethink how we deal with national crises and catastrophes.
Book Review: Fearless
A timely book on dealing with fear and practicing love on the path to peace of mind.
Book Excerpt: Fearless
Brenda Shoshanna on how letting go of expectations opens us to what life has to bring.
Book Review: Full Body Presence
A philosophy and practice of Full Body Presence that reveals the rewards that accrue from it.
Book Excerpt: Full Body Presence
Suzanne Scurlock-Durana on learning to listen to your body's wisdom and heed its reports.
Book Review: God Is Not One
Celebrates the differences between the world religions and provides an insightful guide to eight of them.
Book Excerpt: God Is Not One
Stephen Prothero on how the Confucian path honors etiquette and courtesy as ways of bringing reverence to human interactions with others and the world.
Book Review: Word Catcher
250 probes of fascinating, mysterious, and enthralling words.