On saving a suffering world by looking for the good in it and increasing the good through courageous compassion.
Book Excerpt: Life-Changing Affirmations
An affirmation and meditation prayer on the spiritual practice of joy.
DVD Feature Film Review: The Answer Man
An uplifting spiritual drama about the value of wonder, the trouble with answers, the constrictions of fear, and the liberation of sharing and caring for others.
DVD Feature Film Review: The Dead
Celebrates the beauty of the English language, the challenges of marital love, and the intimations of mortality which can bring us back to an exaltation of life.
Book Excerpt: Five Voices, Five Faiths
On the importance of understanding and valuing the core teachings of all of the major faiths.
DVD Feature Film Review: Lemon Tree (Etz Limon)
An important movie about the healing power of empathy in the continuing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
DVD Documentary Film Review: Unmistaken Child
A compelling, enlightening, and emotionally absorbing documentary about the quest for a reincarnated Tibetan master.
DVD Documentary Film Review: Food, Inc.
A bracing and disturbing documentary about the industrialization of farming, the dangers of genetically modified
Book Excerpt: The Workplace Revolution
On bringing meaning to the workplace by restoring meaning for our selves.
Book Excerpt: Journeys of Courage
On finding acts of kindness and caring communities full of courage.
Feature Film Review: The Men Who Stare at Goats
A quirky and clever movie about the oddball adventures of some psychic spies dedicated to nonlethal combat.
Book Excerpt: The Gift of Prayer
On prayer as a living relationship that can never by pinned down or analyzed.
Feature Film Review: That Evening Sun
An intense and powerful portrait of a stubborn 80-year-old man who is struggling with letting go of his attachment to an idea and to a place he loves.
Feature Film Review: The Box
An ethically rich drama about the mystery of not knowing, greed, responsibility, free will, and altruism.
Relax and Melt into a deep deep meditative state.
I have met a lot of people who are troubled with Insomnia and have trouble sleeping. Most of the times it is because they are leading such a fast life with hectic schedules .People are behaving like a machine . The whole day goes off in a very mechanical fashion, where people sit in front of computers and dont even realise who's sitting next to them.When travelling from home to office or from
Symptoms of Anxiety
Symptoms of AnxietyThis is a list which I got in one of the anxiety forums that I visit. Very helpful , if you want to know about the symptoms of anxiety. So, here you go.The following are symptoms that can be experienced by those in an anxiety state:Physical SymptomsHeadachesBlurred visionsweatingChest painsPhysical FatiguePins and NeedlesFrequent use of ToiletHands ? Body ? Legs
Nonduality And Spirituality—Enlightenment
I saw a very good post in Vince's blog about the supposed types of enlightenment. enlightenment A---which is causeless and timeless, one which is always presentenlightenment B---which is a gradual refinement of consciousness and going into the highere realms of consciousness through certain procedures and exercises.The question was that a person had done 20 years of vipassana meditation , but
How Not to Stop Anxiety Attacks—Part 1
I heard a person giving tips on stopping anxiety attacks and panic attacks in their tracks. But the tips that he was giving was awful and had the potential to make the person fat and addicted.What the person said was that when he gets a panic attack or anxiety attack , he starts to nibble on something crunchy so that the crunch that he heard in his mind would distract his mind from the anxious
Natural Treatment for Anxiety disorders–Antidote anxiety
This is a really good article that I read about "conquering anxiety"or "Overcoming Anxiety Attacks". The Article is written byDeanne Repich, who is the founder of the "National Institue of Anxiety and Stress".So, here's the article that I was talking about:-----If you feel anxious, you're not alone. In fact, one in eightAmericans experience overwhelming anxiety that interfereswith their daily
What to do When Anxiety Attacks–Antidote Anxiety
Hi, I would like to tell you something that you can try out the next time you feel yourself getting tensed and the anxiety starting to build up.It is good that you can notice when you are getting tensed and can see the anxiety building up.One information you should keep in mind is this. Anxiety and tension are some negative energies in your body. Even those anxious thoughts and feelings are