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August 2024

August 07, 2024

The Emotional Cost of Continual Chaos

by SNS Guest (This article is by guest writer Leigh Anderson. For a short bio, see...

July 2024

July 04, 2024

The Purpose of Emotion

by SNS Guest (Today’s article is by guest writer Katherine Peil-Kauffman. With degrees from University...

June 2024

June 22, 2024

Defined by Something Larger

by Thomas Schenk Introduction To me, the point of sitting still is that it helps you...

June 22, 2024

How Spiritual Naturalism Could Save Our Future

by SNS Guest (Today’s article is by guest writer, Alexander Cheruk. For a brief bio, see...

June 15, 2024

Great Questions

by Thomas Schenk Photo by Richard Todd There are three great questions that have greatly interested...

June 15, 2024

Do You Have A Sense of Progress in Your Walk?

by DT Strain For many of us, days pass by and we often find ourselves ‘going...

May 2024

May 22, 2024

Fear Is The Mind Killer: Spiritual Insights from Dune

by Jeff Worthy Photo: Christian R. Rohleder Thanks to the recent release of Denis Villeneuve’s epic...

May 16, 2024

Pain as a Spiritual Guide

by Jeff Worthy Over two decades ago, I injured my lower back lifting a heavy box...

May 09, 2024

The Healing Power of Poetry

by Leigh Anderson Even though I’ve never considered myself a poet, I recently decided to...

May 09, 2024

Stardust Memories

by Thomas Schenk From: Wikimedia commons. Last month, for the first time I witnessed a total...

April 2024

April 21, 2024

How Atheists Pray

by Eric Steinhart An old story from Plato: The ancient Greek scientist Timaeus is getting...

April 10, 2024

Patterns

by Thomas Schenk Credit: Jonathan From Flickr The mind likes patterns. It finds them everywhere....

April 07, 2024

The Quest to Belong

by Jeff Worthy Do people need to belong? Is it possible to navigate through our...

March 2024

March 26, 2024

The Difference Between Stillness and Silence in Meditation

by Leigh Anderson In the quiet of dawn or the stillness of night, have you ever...

March 20, 2024

Preference and Principle

by Thomas Schenk Creator: Ralph Credit: Gratis Graphics We all make choices, usually several a day....

February 2024

February 08, 2024

Rediscovering the Emerald in Me

by Jeff Worthy “Where could it be?” I asked myself as I tore my bedroom apart...

February 08, 2024

The Shadows of Fear & Desire

by DT Strain Many people suffer from anxiety or worry. Others from anger, hate, bitterness, regret,...

January 2024

January 25, 2024

Meditation That Doesn’t Feel Like Meditation At All

by SNS Guest Author: Larry1732, From WikiCommons (Today’s article is by guest writer KaZ. A brief...

January 12, 2024

Natural Soundscapes and Meditation

by Leigh Anderson I love to take a walk in nature with the purpose of spending...

December 2023

December 07, 2023

How Spiritual Naturalism Shines in Dark Times

by Eric Steinhart As we struggle through the dark days of the coronavirus pandemic, it will...

December 03, 2023

Falling Flower: a Simple Memorial Ritual

(Today’s article is by guest writer Tony Wolf. For a brief bio, see below.) Oh,...

December 03, 2023

Spiritual Naturalist Society Call for Writers & Artists

by Gregory Gronbacher Photo by Drew Coffman, on Flickr The Spiritual Naturalist community is looking...

November 2023

November 24, 2023

Mindfulness of the Body

by Thomas Schenk Creator: A. Davey In his book, Nothing Holy About It, Tim Burkett lists the...

October 2023

October 26, 2023

ORAN MOR (Gaelic for Great Song): Thoughts on a New Path in the Age of Personalized Spirituality

by Gregory Gronbacher Created by Leo Reynolds The Age of Personalized Spirituality Hardly a week...

September 2023

September 29, 2023

In a Naturalist Judaism, Who Commands?

by SNS Guest (This week’s article is by guest author Gregory Gronbacher. A brief bio...

September 29, 2023

Why Determinism Doesn’t Get Us Off The Hook

by Daniel Strain This post is about comparing the two seemingly contradictory concepts of determinism...

September 15, 2023

Spiritual Practice & Social Media

by DT Strain The events of the past few years have highlighted the power of...

August 2023

August 17, 2023

Teach with Your Presence, Not Your Words

by Daniel Shkolnik Creator: xijian Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto I recently spoke with Chuck Ceraso, a...

August 03, 2023

Nature’s Awareness

(The author of this piece prefers to remain anonymous.) Below are selections of writings of...

August 03, 2023

Intellectual Scalpels and Emotional Hammers

by Thomas Schenk I have been reading An Alchemy of Mind by Diane Ackerman, a book that explores...

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