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November 2017

November 16, 2017

Who Will Hear My Critique?

It is easy to critique and throw insults. However, if you want another person to...

November 14, 2017

Why Are You a Spiritual Seeker?

Knowing why you seek will impact the intensity, duration, and outcome of your spiritual practice.

November 12, 2017

The Million-Dollar Interfaith Question

It is a question asked by critics and advocates alike and while there are no...

November 08, 2017

Flatland Yoga

In yoga, the spiritual dimension has been edged out. The yoga community must ask itself...

November 06, 2017

Can You Wrestle a Pig Without Getting Dirty?

Why self-described spiritual people have mostly stayed out of politics and why it is getting...

November 03, 2017

Forgiving Your Religion

They may not deserve it, but you do. Plus, forgiving isn’t necessarily what you think...

November 02, 2017

From Body to Mind to Spirit

Don't know which spiritual practice to invest in? Explore the pros and cons of several...

October 2017

October 31, 2017

See Me As Spiritual!

In this column, I am sharing humbling personal stories and general examples about the trap...

October 30, 2017

The Difference Between Interfaith and Interspirituality

Two words explain the main difference between interfaith and interspirituality.

October 25, 2017

Four Stages of Interfaith Communications

Looking for a new way to conduct interfaith communications? The third stage has the potential...

October 22, 2017

Are You a Peach or a Coconut?

Are you a giving person? Do you feel like you lack boundaries? A simple metaphor...

October 20, 2017

Storyfaith and Experifaith: Understanding the Difference

Exploring the positives and pitfalls of both storyfaith and experifaith and how the two approaches...

October 18, 2017

Using Pluralism Against Pluralists

Extremists and fundamentalists are using pluralism against us. It’s called pluralistic aikido and it’s kind...

October 16, 2017

A Trans-Rational Approach to Meditation

What does it mean to transcend and include and how does the pre/trans fallacy influence...

October 15, 2017

Stages of Faith Simplified

Understanding a simplified version of the stages of faith can change the way you interact...

October 12, 2017

Can We Talk Now?

We need to discuss Vegas, climate change, racism, religious rifts, and more, but before we...

October 10, 2017

The Birth of an Interfaith Model

My search for a new interfaith model, writes Gudjon Bergmann, was prompted by a simple...

October 08, 2017

In Religion, Words Matter!

You keep saying that word. Are you sure it means what you think it means?...

October 06, 2017

Secular Means Both All Religions and No Religion

Although often defined as nonreligious, being secular is about not wanting preferential treatment for one...

October 04, 2017

Meditation is a State not a Verb

Understanding the difference between activities and the meditative state will lead to less frustration in...

October 03, 2017

If Not Now, When?

We need a new approach to the gun debate. Here are several principles from the...

October 01, 2017

Five Types of Interfaith

Not every interfaith activist I have spoken to can identify all five types. Can you?

September 2017

September 29, 2017

Stop Saying ‘Environmental’ Protection

Changing one word can change the entire global warming debate.

September 27, 2017

Balance Ideology With Humanity

We are dehumanizing each other more and more and that is a real danger in...

September 23, 2017

Two Ways to Cultivate Goodness

One of them may cause you to hate if you’re not careful.

September 23, 2017

The Three Faces of Religion

The negative effects of the third are as common as the positive effects are rare.

September 19, 2017

Is Experience at the Heart of Every Religion?

Most of us define religions by customs, rituals, and stories, not by their spiritual underpinnings.

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