New survey published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences about how happiness increases with age for many people.
Category Archives: Spirituality
Book Excerpt: Finding God in a Tangled World
Thoughts from Juris Rubenis and Maris Subacs on imagination and dreaming.
Spiritual Quotation: Water, Blessings, Prayer
Please bless those people who help keep our water flowing and clean . . .
Spiritual Literacy Blog: Cognitive Surplus
An interview with Clay Shirky and Daniel Pink about the Internet, media, social media, collaboration, and time.
Book Excerpt: God’s To-Do List
Ron Wolfson on God's To-Do list for us as partners repairing the world.
DVD Feature Film Review: The Drummer
The transformation of a rebellious youth as he adapts to discipline, practice, and the rigors of communal living with a Zen drumming troupe in Taiwan.
Film Feature: Director’s Statement on The Drummer
A statement from director Kenneth Bi about his film about Zen drumming.
DVD Feature Film Review: Mommo
A heart-affecting story of the reality so many children face when they have to grow up without parents.
Book Excerpt: Momfulness
Denise Roy on the importance of smiling in everything we do.
Book Excerpt: A Thousand Names for Joy
Byron Katie on having a flexible and open mind.
Spiritual Quotation: Water, Soul, Body, Ritual
. . . ponder water as a vital image of your soul . . .
Spiritual Quotation: Water, Body, Gatha, Mindfulness
Gatha for turning on the water . . .
Book Excerpt: Crossing the Desert
Robert J. Wicks on how deep gratitude opens us to a new perspective on life.
Spiritual Practice Feature: We Are One
A spiritual response to the Gulf oil spill in the form of an I Am prayer.
Map: A Spiritual Response to the Gulf Oil Spill
Prayers, meditations, and quotes on the sacredness of water for compassion practice and looking deeply into our own complicity in the Gulf oil spill tragedy.
Spiritual Quotation: Water, Prayer, Heart, Nature
Great wetness: The beat of your waves is the beat of my breathing . . .
Spiritual Quotation: Water, Earth
Water is the source of creation . . .
Book Excerpt: Kindness and Joy
Harold Koenig on ways to practice kindness in daily life.
Feature Film Review: Ondine
An enchanting Irish adult fairy tale about love, redemption, and healing.
Feature Film Review: Marmaduke
A sprightly family comedy about a frisky Great Dane and his human companion who both learn new things during a major transition in their lives.