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June 2023

June 14, 2023

Spirituality for Broken People

I was broken when I first ventured outside the realm of traditional religion. Family circumstances...

February 2023

February 23, 2023

Three Things That Chat GPT Does Not Have: Experience, Authenticity and Vulnerability

As a writer, I must admit that I feel somewhat threatened by Chat GPT. The...

July 2018

July 31, 2018

Pitfalls on the Spiritual Path

The spiritual path can be beautiful and uplifting but there are also pitfalls one must...

May 2018

May 03, 2018

Should Spiritual Writings be Critical of Spirituality?

Spiritual writings often criticize the world, but (we) spiritual teachers could probably learn a thing...

April 2018

April 19, 2018

The Spiritual Paths of Oneness and Goodness

If experience is at the heart of every religion, then the paths of Oneness and...

March 2018

March 28, 2018

Spiritual Discernment

Whether you are investing your time, money, or energy in a spiritual practice or teacher,...

March 16, 2018

Belonging to a Spiritual Group

The spiritual path is a lonely one. Belonging to a group can be a great...

January 2018

January 18, 2018

God is More Than That!

Can the human mind know the entirety of what we call God? Is God the...

January 06, 2018

The Parable of the Soup

Whether your label your path as spiritual or religious this short parable does a surprisingly...

January 04, 2018

Religion is Like Music… Or is it Like a Cow?

Is religion a force for good in the world or does it have mostly detrimental...

December 2017

December 20, 2017

The Six Steps of Learning

On the path of self-development, each new idea needs to go through these six steps...

December 04, 2017

The Moral Aspect of Taxes

Every tax debate has moral implications. We pay taxes to maintain a civilized society but...

December 01, 2017

Spirituality: A Definition

The word spirituality can create either clarity or confusion depending on its definition. This definition...

November 2017

November 08, 2017

Flatland Yoga

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

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 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 04, 2017

Meditation is a State not a Verb

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

September 2017

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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