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August 2022

August 18, 2022

Finding Original Intent: A Key to Practicing Interspirituality

If you are interested in interspirituality, you have to ask one key question before you...

August 15, 2022

Observation: Pluralists Appear to Have Tolerance for All Religious Traditions… Except Their Own

Why is that? I have an educated guess. First, some background. I consider myself a...

August 11, 2022

What a Japanese Buddhist Who Converted to Judaism Taught Me About Spirituality

When I am curious about something, I call people; strangers, who often end up becoming...

August 08, 2022

An Episcopalian Priest: Half My Congregation Practices Buddhist Meditation

About five years ago, I met an Episcopalian priest for coffee. I was a newly...

August 04, 2022

How To Practice Interspirituality

In a previous article, I defined ‘interspirituality’ as the “exploration of the immaterial or sentient...

August 01, 2022

What is Interspirituality?

What is interspirituality? I’ve studied the pioneers in this field, including Brother Wayne Teasdale (a...

July 2022

July 27, 2022

Why Do Some People View ‘Sacrifice’ as a Dirty Word?

One of my favorite definitions of ‘love’ comes from M. Scott Peck. He said that...

July 25, 2022

Spiritually Interdependent

‘Spiritually independent.’ That’s what a man called himself in response to my article about dropping...

July 21, 2022

Being ‘Not Religious’ Throws the Baby Out With the Bathwater

I was proudly ‘spiritual but not religious’ for twenty years. Here’s why I stopped calling...

July 19, 2022

Integral Changed Everything: How Studying Ken Wilber’s Integral Theory Changed My Life

A stretched mind will not return to its original form. I learned that the hard...

July 15, 2022

The Essence of Hatha Yoga (Kundalini)

Hatha Yoga is traditionally defined as a part of Raja Yoga. It is comprised of...

July 14, 2022

The Essence of Raja Yoga (Ashtanga)

Raja means king or emperor. In the cultural context of ancient India, being king or...

July 12, 2022

The Essence of Gnana Yoga

The word Gnana (sometimes spelled Jnana) means wisdom or knowledge. Gnana Yoga is the path...

July 06, 2022

The Essence of Karma Yoga

Karma Yoga is known as the yoga of cause and effect or the yoga of...

July 05, 2022

The Essence of Bhakti Yoga

The word Bhakti means devotion. Originally, the Bhakti Yoga approach was based on human emotions,...

June 2022

June 30, 2022

Reading as a Spiritual Practice

Reading has fueled my spiritual life. Here’s how my approach has changed over time.

June 27, 2022

Be Informed by Your Faith or Spiritual Tradition, Lead with Your Humanity

Mr. Rogers and the Dalai Lama are great examples of faith leaders who’ve led with...

June 23, 2022

Seven Metaphors to Help You Create Moments of Peace

Using metaphors to tap into your reservoirs of knowledge and experience will help you create...

June 20, 2022

Creating Moments of Peace

Looking for inner peace? These three principles may help.

June 16, 2022

Interfaith Explainer: The Difference Between Intrafaith, Interfaith, Multifaith and Interspirituality

Intrafaith, interfaith, multifaith and interspirituality mean very different things. Yet, they are sometimes used interchangeably...

June 13, 2022

What I Learned From Being Bullied

Being bullied clouds the soul. It caused me to make bad choices. And it's hard...

June 08, 2022

The Immediate Importance of the Serenity Prayer

Whether or not you believe in God—and I know of many non-religious people who use...

June 06, 2022

A Step-by-Step Development of Interfaith Dialogue

When done right, dialogue can ease tensions, reduce anxiety, build trust, increase empathy, and change...

June 01, 2022

Processing Uvalde

The victims, their families, the gun culture that brought this on, and the gun safety...

May 2022

May 30, 2022

People Don’t Want Change

People say they want change. Here's what they want instead.

May 26, 2022

Four Ways to Reduce Hate in Society

What individuals, places of worship, society and the press can do to counter the spread...

May 23, 2022

Idolizing People Can Cause Us to Betray Our Values

The dangers of idolizing people seem to be equally true about the admiration of gurus...

May 21, 2022

Inspirational Prayers from Five Traditions

Words of hope, comfort, and inspiration from the Lakota tradition, St. Francis, the Bhagavad Gita,...

May 18, 2022

I Don’t Believe in Science

People who say they believe in science seem to have forgotten what separates science and...

May 16, 2022

Cultivating Rage Probably Goes Against the Teachings of Your Tradition

The us vs. them paradigm is spreading and rage is being cultivated across the board…...

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