Spirituality

Martial arts and spirituality. What does that even mean? This is a question almost all of us ask. But few of us ever get any real answers. Some say it's mixing religions such as Christianity or Islam with martial arts. Some think it's dressing up in flowing clothes, spouting koans, and seeming esoteric. Some say it's simply, "a bunch of crap". However I believe It isn't any of these things. To

I have been thinking about challenging questions at the interface between faith and evolutionary biology. In the next few posts I’m going to explore speculation in biology that religion and spirituality are evolved features of human cognition. What are the implications of that if true? Can we believe that and still keep our faith? Of course we can. But let’s explore a context for an approach.

A question I received: I’m a social worker and I often work with drug addicts. I discovered that giving people basic knowledge of Kabbalah can cure them. I think that Bnei Baruch should contact drug rehabilitation centers with a specific proposal, and this could create points of Light in people who want to quit drugs [...]

The election of Barack Obama as president of the United States was a defeat for the Christian right, but that doesn't mean that faith didn't play a major role in Obama's resounding victory. While the Republican Party ran under the mantra of "God and country," Obama tapped into something possibly even bigger - God and spirit. A survey out this month revealed that 52% of Americans age 12 to 25 say

Ortho-dox: "right, true belief or worship" In 987, Vladimir I, the pagan prince of Kievan Rus, sent his emissaries to neighboring countries to learn about their religions. For political and spiritual reasons, missionaries from these countries had been urging Prince Vladimir to adopt their religion. His emissaries were unimpressed with Islam, Western Christianity, and Judaism, but when they

I enjoy having a theory that covers everything, at least at a broad 50,000ft view, and one which also makes some sense right down to the microcosms that we live with. It is efficient to have a unifying theory, but it also makes sense. Having already studied Spiral Dynamics which for me makes [...]

Spirituality, in a narrow sense, concerns itself with matters of the spirit, a concept closely tied to religious belief and faith, a transcendent reality, or one or more deities. Spiritual matters are thus those matters regarding humankind’s ultimate nature and purpose, not only as material biological organisms, but as beings with a unique relationship to [...]

What is your definition of spirituality? — What a tough question. Perhaps spirituality is so elemental that it’s hard to define. Most of the time it is hard to use words to explain things that are so innate within us. This post aims at collecting your definitions of spirituality, I will not close the comments on this [...]

"And the Mother,the prototypeof all existence,is the Eternal Spirit,full of beautyand love."- Kahlil Gibran"The paradise is under the feet of mothers."- Prophet Muhammad"Happy are you that you hunger for the truth, for I will satisfy you with the bread of wisdom. Happy are you, that you knock, for I will open to you the door of life. Happy are you, that you would cast off the power of Satan, for I

Subversion and transformationEsoteric religion deviates from standard, conventional religion, whilst at the same time asserting the 'truth' of all religions as universal.The exoteric mainstream would be the monotheistic, Abrahamanic religions of Islam, Judaism, Christianity, as well as conventional Buddhism, Hinduism and any other major religion. Contemporary spiritual teachings may attempt to syn

The spiritual imaginationSpiritual concepts of 'All That Is' or 'Cosmic Consciousness' affect a situation in which imagination is only ever understood as pertaining to spiritual 'reality'.Spirituality is generally understood through the communication of symbols to do with ideas pertaining to the apparent origins of, or motivations for thoughts, feelings and actions. These symbols are then meant to

Spiritual and religious codesMystical or metaphysical beliefs tend to involve a non-communicative, symbolic/imagistic, 'divine' language beyond mere faith in god or a supreme creator. The focus is centred in an experiential awareness, a recognition of unseen spiritual or cosmic forces or identities and/or 'awakened' or 'enlightened' emotions, morality, imagination, intellect or otherwise psychic o

'Esoterica'Contemporary Western spirituality encompasses strands of mysticism, the beliefs of the New Age Movement, esotericism, the occult, appropriation of Eastern religion, neo-Paganism, neo-Shamanism, UFO cults, various New Religious Movements.Esotericism has to do with the 'secret teachings' of ancient Mystery Schools and can include Medieval and Renaissance Hermeticism, Gnosticism, occult ph

A definition of spirituality used commonly to guide medical school teaching was provided in a report to the Association of American Medical Colleges in 1999. This is how spirituality was defined: “Spirituality is recognized as a factor that contributes to health in many persons. The concept of spirituality is found in all cultures and societies. It [...]

I saw this headline in my newsreader, and of course I was intrigued. Spirituality protects against depression better than church attendance Questions were clicking in my mind immediately, even as I clicked the link. How did they define spirituality for purposes of their research (the operational definition)? What religious groups were included, and did they differentiate among them in the

Those who worship a higher power often do so in different ways. Whether they are active in their religious community, or prefer to simply pray or meditate, new research out of Temple University suggests that a person's religiousness – also called religiosity – can offer insight into their risk for depression. Lead researcher Joanna Maselko, Sc.D., characterized the religiosity of 918 study

Today I’d like to discuss some things that may be on your mind already, the concept of spiritual growth and how it is related to (or in some peoples minds in conflict with) financial growth. Can the two coexist? Is it possible to strive for both simultaneously? Before you jump to any conclusions, read on. For many people, this is simply not possible. Citing passages from the Bible such as ““It

A week ago, I attended an Iftar hosted by Assistant Professor of Mathematics Nuh Aydin, an Iftar being the feast held at the end of a day of fasting during the month of Ramadan. Gathered in the Parish House, I was surrounded by people of all faiths. Christian, Jewish, Muslim, agnostic-we were all there to honor the beautiful tradition being observed that evening. After a presentation on the

Here is a psalm I wrote for a class on Tanak (The old testement) Spirituality Such an Account of My Soul in Time… Lord, I have been hurtagain.I need to hide, need to cover my facefrom the others. To hide this hurt for I fearand I am ashamed. To be with youis too painful. I hide from you.Come into my being. Protect mefrom the good intentions of others.Come,Lord,come to the placeof your hurt child

Here is a psalm I wrote for a class on Tanak (The old testement) Spirituality Such an Account of My Soul in Time… Lord, I have been hurtagain.I need to hide, need to cover my facefrom the others. To hide this hurt for I fearand I am ashamed. To be with youis too painful. I hide from you.Come into my being. Protect mefrom the good intentions of others.Come,Lord,come to the placeof your hurt child

Operating room voice leads to first publication on faith for local doctor. Vienna resident Neeraj Bhushan keeps Tuesday mornings for himself, clearing off his busy schedule to take a long walk before stepping foot in his office at Reston Hospital Center where he works as an internal medicine specialist. During a Tuesday morning walk late in 2005, Bhushan felt a terrible pain in his knee,

What do Southwest Airlines, Hewlett-Packard, The Men’s Wearhouse, AES, Wetherrill Associates and Tom’s of Maine have in common? They’re among a growing number of organizations that have embraced workplace spirituality. Workplace spirituality is not about organized religious practices. It is not about God or theology. Workplace spirituality recognizes that people have an inner life that nour

Continuing the series on what faith means to students, Varun Anand, a 3rd year medical student from Hull studying at the University of Birmingham writes about his journey of Hindu spirituality.Before I came to university I have to admit I was not very religious and did not know much about Hinduism, except that we have many religious scriptures and are not allowed to eat beef. Although we are a Hin

Today, Indian yoga and spirituality have made separate place them in the present world. Lots of people around the world are finding health and peace in Yoga and Spirituality. Below, people can Yoga and Spirituality channel where people can learn more about Yoga and Spirituality. Or Watch this channel directly in media player (Require Window Media Player for this option) For more Indian TV ch

CERN’s LHC (Large Hadron Collider) was launched today in a quest to look for God. Well they don’t exactly use those words to describe this monumental project, I do. This project began on paper over 20 years ago with construction starting in 1996. It was completed and launched successfully today. What does this have to do with new age spirituality you ask? This project is where science and

The law of self-interest resides within everyone. Sprituality (and therefore religion) seeks to overcome this. In a polarised world. A world between religion and secularism - it is worthwhile for a believer in religion to prove that non-believers are only self interested. Just like when vested interests see an ‘undesirable’ politician the politician is then ‘painted’ [...]

Imagine this, flipping channels and seeing Moses standing behind a table that is laden with stone tablets and burning bushes. The lights go down and he looks towards the little red camera light giving us his best you will go to heaven smile. “Hello all your sinners I am Moses you may remember me I [...]

A mother has killed her child, or the farmer has committed a suicide, or a student has committed a suicide or a professional has committed a suicide are the frequent news lines today. I believe that the root cause for such actions is sheer mismanagement of human stresses which puts him or her in an uncontrolled life situation. “Be Spiritual” is the best approach of successfully handling the

i am traveling around the u.s. right now, visiting family and friends and getting a few other things done in the process.yesterday i was at the yale university campus and found myself in the courtyard of the divinity school, where one of my...

Step1: The Basis. All things, as we currently know them, are the products of myriad Universal processes which have been at work for eons; much, much longer than mankind has existed on planet Earth. That should tell us that each step along the way, each part of the process, each species, each experience is part of the overall process of Universal growth. Step2: Before Mankind. Until mankind's

In Christianity, for example, there is no physical component towards mystical knowledge that parallels yogic teachings, where diet and exercise accompany meditation in the journey towards enlightenment. Some Christians are subliminally taught, even still, that the body is shameful (especially when female), whilst whirling dervish Sufis know the body is another portal to transcendence and dance

This entry is cut n pasted from a section of a paper that I’m writing on spiritual formation for my BGU Overture I class. Spirituality in the Suburbs Albert Hsu’s book The Suburban Christian contains the best-developed thinking that I have yet seen on suburbia as a mission field. Contemporary culture tends to look down upon the suburban life. From my experience, this is particularly true am

The God Code is inscribed in human genes, which means that man is biologically equipped for change and survival. Gregg Braden in his book, The God Code (2005), makes a persuasive and compelling argument for the existence of God's name within human genes. His discovery is evidence that man is part of a larger, cosmic whole. Gregg Braden in his book, The God Code (2005), makes a persuasive and

You have probably heard about a Swedish study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry and popularized by Psychology Today and other mainstream news outlets finding a link between serotonin and spirituality. I am not going to put much stock in this until I have read the original study and the findings have been replicated by independent researchers. However, I do have some words of caution

Your spiritual growth requires you to continually ask the question, “Who am I?” The spirituality information you obtain from this question will guide you to abundance, health and harmony. This... Achieving anything is not just hard work. Maybe there is something you need to change in between your ears...

From the beginning, man has been preoccupied with the question of divinity-who is responsible for us being here and how do we relate to the Creator. All primitive peoples have developed some kind of world-view which they expressed through myths, legend or stories. All life was viewed as dependent on a force which transcended the [...]

One of my favorites quotes goes something like this:  “When science gets to the top of the mountain, it will find that religion is already there.”   I prefer to think of it as, when science and religion get to the top of the mountain, they will both find Spiriritualy is already there.  But any way you [...]

"Many of us have a fantasy perception of spirituality rather than a real awareness of it. Sometimes this happens because a person wants to escape from the demands of the worldly life, or they may be totally unsatisfied with the life that they have. There are many reasons for our misunderstanding spirituality. Nevertheless the search for true spirituality is hidden within everyone.... When you are

After a successful first season of events, London’s newest spirituality centre – Breathing Space@St Luke’s church, West Holloway – now has a second season of events in full swing. Visitors from across London – and further afield – have already enjoyed events such as dancing the Aramaic Lord’s Prayer, drawing-as-meditation, and Soul Space contemplative services. “We’ve been de

A few years ago, when I was still in college, Brett took a Minority Cultures and Relations class with the same influential (and controversial) professor I had for Social Psychology. As with most of his classes, topics outside the realm of Minority Cultures and Relations came up in the course of the session. One day, he was discussing the different movements that empires go through in the course of

I have just finished reading a fascinating essay about Post-Atheist Spirituality which Phil Johnson flicked my way. There is something for everyone here: Eastern Orthodoxy - How apophatic theology primes atheism Atheism - Its unconscious religious impulsesNeo-Paganism - Why the author thinks its a dead endAngelism - As the religiosity of post-modernity So, have we stirred enough pots yet?

Earlier today I had the good fortune of tuning in to one of my favorite evangelist ministers, Joyce Myer. Her messages really touch my heart because they are so down to earth. I find I get spiritually fed in a...

Paul Harrison wraps up his four-part series by explaining the complementary relationship between Pantheism and modern science. One of the strongest attractions of Pantheism for me is that it seems perfectly attuned for our times. We are living in world where scripture-driven fundamentalists from the three Western monotheisms are threatening international security and peace. A world where human ne

Simple Spirituality: Learning to See God in a Broken Worldby Christopher HeuertzWhat is this book that ended up on my desk? It is certainly not academic theology, not the kind of book that I normally read. It seems in a way part memoir, though from someone too young to write a memoir, part theological reflection, though simple in its aims, and part guide, though not from someone who has arrived.

Interview of Jaihoon, by Husain Kodinhi. Published in Pravasi Doothan, Dec 2006YOUR ENGLISH POEMS ARE BEING TRANSLATED TO MALAYALAM FOR THE FIRST TIME. WHAT IS YOUR REACTION TO THIS?It was my long-cherished wish to have my English poems translated. Since I began writing, my family and Malayalee readers had constantly demanded the same. Though a Malayalee, it was my handicap of the language which d

  In what ways may the Kama Sutra bring balance in one’s spirituality? (...)

This essay was written by my (sixteen year old) daughter for an Aboriginal studies University class she took with Professor Georges Sioui, a very unique and knowledgeable First Nations teacher and a dignified and compassionate man. The directions in which he took the class (mixing spirituality and history) meshed beautifully with independent readings on Islamic [...]

Two questions I received on corporeality’s relationship to spirituality: Question: You’ve said that if people don’t study Kabbalah, it will lead to material consequences such as murder, destruction, and corporeal suffering, and that by studying Kabbalah, we can prevent the suffering. You have also said that the spiritual and the corporeal aren’t connected. How do you explain this contradi

Ask just about anyone what spirituality means and you are likely to get lots of different answers. Just yesterday my good friend Roger asked me what spirituality means to me and how it has evolved for me over the years....

ST. BENEDICT — A Benedictine monk who pioneered lay spirituality died peacefully Monday at 89. Father Bernard Sander, lauded as a visionary and a mentor, was reaching out to Catholic families and youths as early as the 1940s. By the 1980s, he had helped establish a summer spirituality conference for families. Three years ago, he was the guide of a group that founded a Catholic youth center in

This is not a strange childhood dream; it's the Greenwich Village studio space that belongs to the designer Donna Karan and is bustling with a New York-LA nexus of fashion and fame. Karan, Moore and her actor husband, Ashton Kutcher, are present for this high-powered fundraiser. Madonna is a co-chair. They are all friends, tied together originally by the red string of Kabbalah, the controver

Is spirituality a uniquely human attribute and experience? Do intelligent non-human beings exist and, if so, do such beings have religious beliefs or even souls? At least one major world religion has indicated that its answer to such questions may well be no, yes, and yes, in that order. In a recent interview with Italian newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, the Vatican’s chief astronomer, the Rev

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These things can always be looked at several different ways. After listening to WNYC’s RadioLab on “Where Am I?”, I was very uncertain about the brain’s role in religion and spirituality, and how we might create the “proof” for these beliefs. When the brain loses track of the body, experiences similar to “near-death experiences” occur. Perhaps these situations are merely a react

Indians from the ancient times have regarded the sadhus and swamis as next to god and worshipped them. But, these days, various shameful acts committed by these so-called swamis certainly put a question mark on the authenticity of such persons. FOR THE past one week, the people of Kerala have been treated to the juicy bits of two swamis’ profligacy and escapades. Every vernacular and English

21 May 2008 Kit Fordham’s new exhibition of black-and-white photographs of Orthodox life and worship in the Balkans and Russia casts a fresh eye on an ancient subject, writes Marcus Tanner. A tall Russian priest cranes his head forward to hear the whispered confession of an old woman at the St Sergius monastery in Moscow; a young man in shorts lights a candle in the coal-black gloom of a church

Over the next couple days, I'll be reading Christopher Heuertz's first book, Simple Spirituality : Learning to See God in a Broken World, available in July. Chris is the International Executive Director of Word Made Flesh, an organization that exists to serve Jesus among the poorest of the world's poor; I met him in the fall while he was on a learning sabbatical at Duke. I'll post a review when

Last night’s community group discussion revolved around two related issues - truth and spirituality. We first viewed this video regarding Oprah Winfrey’s web seminar class (what some have called a “church”). Our discussion led us to understand that among the many flaws of Eckhart Tolle (Oprah’s guest and teacher of the seminar) and Oprah were the foundational issues of truth and spirit

Public artist Martin Firrell is to challenge modern Britain with an innovative art project at one of London’s most famous landmarks. Firrell has unveiled a new art project involving St Paul’s Cathedral which aims to challenge modern Britain on issues of spirituality. Commissioned by the Cathedral, ‘The Question Mark Inside’ intends to cultivate debate on the issue of spirituality in Brit

Sister Ruth Ann Myers, OSF, reflects on the topic of spirituality from her broad background in theology, psychology and spiritual direction. What is happening in the 21st Century Spirituality? Significant, perhaps, is the enormous interest in spirituality that is emerging today. Some writers are calling it “The Spiritual Revolution”. New, too, is that the interest is coming from a broad spectrum

Medicine shrinks from caring for the spiritual needs of dying patients, even though spirituality is what most people yearn for most at the end of life, Franciscan Brother Daniel Sulmasy, a physician and philosopher, told an audience at the University of San Francisco April 28. Doctors tend to ignore spiritual care or back away from it out of fear of inadequacy or invading patients' privacy,

Spirituality contributes significantly to a child’s overall happiness—even more so than for adults, according to a new study from the University of British Columbia. The study tested 315 children ages 9 to 12, measuring spirituality and other factors such as temperament and social relations that can affect an individual’s sense of happiness. “Our goal was to see whether there’s a relation

One of the things that confirmed my former distrust of religion took place when I was in the second grade. My best friend was a little girl who lived near me. She and her parents were very Christian, and my parents were very not. I didn't ask my friend about what she believed, but I knew that I, and my family, did not hold the same beliefs. My friend decided one day that she couldn't reconcile

Yoga has many beneficial effects if you practice it on a regular basis; it is known to help if major illnesses as well as being undertaken by those who just want to get fitter and healthier. There is so much more to yoga however, yoga is a total holistic system that can strengthen not only the muscles but also the mind. Those who practice yoga on a more serious level think of it as a totally

When Tibetan Buddhism is celebrated today as the peaceful and calming practice of meditation, people overlook the reality of a brutal religion with bizarre traditions that has used meditation as a tyrannizing tool to quash the power of feelings and free, critical thinking. Not only one hell as in Christianity, but sixteen hells doom the believer in Tibetan Buddhism with terrifying horror

John Ruskin said: "Education does not mean just teaching people what they do not know, it also means teaching people to behave as they do not behave." Today, more than 150 years later, Mr. Ruskin's words still ring true, as it is no longer enough to just have a high IQ. In fact, new research at Harvard University reveals that 90 percent to 95 percent of success now depends upon Emotional

When explaining stress management to an audience, a lecturer raised a glass of water and asked, “how heavy is this glass of water?” The answers called out ranged from 20 grams to 500 grams. The lecturer replied, “The absolute weight doesn’t matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it! If I hold it for a minute, that’s not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have an ache in my right

My kids are sand dwellers. Some days they closely resemble sand-dwelling, desert lizards because of the absurd length of time they spend in our turtle-shaped sandbox in the backyard. Trying to brush off and discard every grain of sand on their bodies prior to coming indoors is an unfeasible task to say the least. Usually they end up napping in a bed full of tiny grains of sand undetectable to the naked eye, but easily recognizable by the ear, for the grinding sound of what becomes human sandpaper pressing against their mattress with every rise and fall of their chest indicates the presence of the grainy culprits. Tasha and I periodically shake their mattresses free of the chafing-causing little devils only to free them into the depths of the murky bowels of their bedroom carpet—a hav

How do today’s business executives define spirituality in the workplace and practice social action and mission? Learn the tools for transformational leadership and improved business results at an interactive session lead by Dr. Martha M. Geaney on April 24, 2008. The event will be held from 7 p.m to 9 p.m. at the John J. Breslin Theatre at Felician College, 262 South Main Street, Lodi. The event

Of all my latest obsessions, this is one of the top three. Having finally gotten around to keeping a journal, as of July of last year, I'm coming to terms with a lot of things about myself and my mania to create. I also see now how that can be a sort of spiritual experience, a soul-purging kind of cleansing that leads to an number of epiphanies.At UUC services yesterday creativity was the topic.

Feeling a mental affirmation that everything would be okay. Quietness. And, taking the stance that God is my life. Achieving anything is not just hard work. Maybe there is something you need to change in between your ears...

As a person with two dogs to walk and a lawn to mow from time to time, I do not have great insights about spirituality or science. But that is not to say that these concepts do not intrigue me. We are enjoined by the human condition, not to mention the condition of our planet, to not walk around with a benighted mind, as it so easily might be by either ideology, religion or some fantasy construct

A community panel discussion, “Spirituality as a Coping Mechanism in the Treatment of Cancer: Clinical and Theological Perspectives,” will take place at 6 p.m. Monday, April 7, in the ballroom of the Rogalski Center, corner of Ripley and Lombard streets, on the St. Ambrose University campus in Davenport. The discussion is intended for service providers, cancer patients and their families, and

RABBI ARTHUR SEGAL: JEWISH SPIRITUALITY: 'TOPLESS JEWS'   Dear Reader: From one of my students, in Brazil : Marco:    Shalom:I apologize if my English is not as eloquent as Rabbi Riemer's below post. It  is not my first tongue. My rabbi's wife has helped shape this for me.I read the below and many thoughts came to my head from my reading and my  studies with my rabbi-teacher Dr Rabbi Arthur Segal this past year.I remember the story in the Talmud of the two young boys asked, to see if  they were able to participate in a minyon, where God is.One pointed up to the ceiling, and the other went outside and pointed up to  the heavens.Both where considered by the head rabbis to understand the concept of Who  we worship and eventually became famous r

There is something profoundly spiritual about spending time with close friends. That’s why I’m concluding this blog post to go spend time with them. Go find your friends to and tell them their loved. No Tags

Spirituality is a major contributor to a child's overall happiness — even more so than for adults — according to a new study from the University of British Columbia. The study tested 315 children aged 9 to 12, measuring spirituality and other factors such as temperament and social relations that can affect an individual's sense of happiness. "Our goal was to see whether there's a relation between

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Recent events in Tibet and the ethnic Tibetan parts of Western China this past couple of weeks have lead to much press about the China-Dalai Lama conflict and the apparent struggle for control of the region. It’s a complicated issue, fraught with deceit, mystique, sadness and an apparent inability to see towards a solution. Perhaps, however, when a solution is already to hand, it is no longer

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the opening of Covington's Garden of Hope. Less than 10 minutes from downtown Cincinnati, it's an outdoor sanctuary featuring a replica of the tomb of Jesus in Jerusalem, which is believed to be Christ's burial chamber.It's a great place to visit for a sense of peace and spirituality, regardless of one's beliefs; a non-denominational, memorial park where

Today there is a powerful spirituality movement. When I say spirituality I am not speaking of religion; I am speaking of something different--a connection with the Divine. This connection is what many mystics call "union with God." Sometimes this happens through a religious path, but not often. When it does the person who achieves divine union usually finds herself on the outside looking in.One

Spirituality, one can say has emerged as a major factor driving India’s $15 billion realty industry that is growing at 35 per cent per annum. Religious tourism is pushing the realty industry’s growth in destinations like Vrindavan, Mathura, Haridwar, Ajmer, Amritsar, Tirupati and Nasik - cities on the fast track and emerging hot spots for real [...]

Do you see a conflict between science and spirituality?" my friend asked. The question points to our tendency to believe that we can, in a scientific sense, be neutral, impartial observers; that life consists of opposites rather than inclusive, complementary values. That the workings of the universe can be broken down into neat, efficient units and understood in exact terms. Yet, historically,

The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life released an interesting report on the American religious landscape. The blogosphere was immediately filled with responses. Ivan himself almost posted on the subject post haste, but either apathy or reluctance got the best of him.The results of the report are far from surprising: A dilluted, confused, spiritual amalgum hosted by a confused and fickle populous. Here are a few highlights:• Roughly 44 percent of American adults have either switched religious affiliation, moved from being unaffiliated with any religion to being affiliated with a particular faith, or dropped any connection to a specific religious tradition altogether. • The number of adults who said they are not affiliated with any particular faith today (16.1 percent) is more than d

To my family and I, spirituality in managing your eczema is very critical. You shall never underestimate the power of faith. Spirituality does help us to get through the rough times - put things in perspective. And, the more you put your hands off you and your eczema (literally and figuratively) and devote to your Higher Being, you will see INSTANT relieve.I am a Christian - I am devoted to the Almighty God, Jesus Christ. Although I seek what a man could think of the best solutions for my family conditions - mainstream medication and herbal treatment of eczema - JC offers my family and I the BEST solution - release your hands from the wheel of your life, and He will take control to do what's best for us. That's how faith works, and that's how you break the eczema breakout cycle.No matte

The idea of enlightenment is as old as mankind’s search for a greater truth behind life. Although the term enlightenment originated in ancient eastern religions, it has almost taken on a life of it’s own in modern spirituality. You may ask yourself ‘what is enlightenment?’ and like most before you, your answer will fall well short of fully encapsulating the totality of it’s meaning. I don’t

One of my clients, who has only believed in the physical level of experience, is currently finding that this is limiting him in his personal growth. He has been very resistant to opening up to any kind of spirituality, having had some very negative and confusing experiences with religion and spirituality in his past. He recently came to the conclusion that he doesn't really know what spirituality

Many people want spiritual life to be very easy. They want to be with a guru for few years and then start their own dabba of spiritual life. I know a person who grows long hair, walk with out slippers, wear khaddi clothes, will drink milk and think he is spiritual. There is nothing wrong in doing it. But in the office he is like a politician who screw’s up people’s life. The moment his work is

Friends, I now have sad news to tell you: The Canadian Seal Hunt is begining soon. It begins each year around the end of March. As of the date of this blog post, we have 26 days until the Harp Seal Hunt begins. I encourage you to sign this year's petition to help end the Canadian Seal Hunt. is a list of 15 things you can do to help stop the cruel deaths of beautiful creatures: you for your support!HSUS MySpace Page | Get web badgesToday's blog:Animals and Spirituality go hand and hand. Since ancient times, animals have been looked upon as sacred. The wise one's has taught us to respect all of mother nature - animals included. Below are a few great philosophies on respect for animals:George Bernard Shaw:“When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport; when the tiger wants to murder

Defining what is true to you is not a finite spiritual axiom. Your spiritual growth allows you to change what is true to you as you experience different perspectives about life. The spirituality information that you believe as true one day can change the next day because of your experience. Your truths can only come from your experience. All too often we discount the truth of our experience and

Often discussed in the context of religion, the subject of children's spirituality is nevertheless a separate, and arguably more general, topic. In fact, according to experts, children's spirituality not only transcends the idea of particular religious denomination or tradition, but also goes beyond religion itself, as is evidenced by the spiritual concerns of children, and people in general, who

What we eventually experience as dis-ease and later as illness actually begins in the "spiritual dominion" and becomes a by-product or mirror of our relationship with our soul, our mind, body, and emotions. The body is merely a reflecting mirror of any dis-ease or illness that starts as a spiritual deficiency and later impacts the mind, body, and emotions. To reach the root causes of any

Blog Name: The reynolds famBlog URL: Feed: -spirituality/feed/Location: Blog Summary: This blog has been active since: September 2005Post: scrabble spirituality /February 14, 2008scrabble spiritualityI used a word today while playing scrabble. As I placed the tiles for my 15 point word, I pondered. Maybe this is what we are, where we are? After years of serving in the church, years of being transformed by Christ and His word living in us…rill or rille: (noun) 1. a small stream 2. a small channel (as one formed by soil erosion) …a small channel carved out by the living water of Jesus Christ - designed to flow out into the world that is unreachable to the church - as in the “organized religious instituition” sense of the word.When we moved to La Crosse 10 years ago we began a jour

This dame sure knows the way to be under the lime light! Just a few days back she had created news attending Baba Ramdev’s yoga camp. Now this busty babe is in the news again, this time for being cast as a friend of none other that Jesus Christ. JESUS CHRIST!Yes, we are talking about Mallika Sherawat!, Now what has Mallika got to do in a film on Christ?If rumour mills are true then we can soon see Mallika Sherawat acting as Jesus Christ’s best friend. The film is titled ‘The Aquarian Gospel’ and will be directed by Australian Filmmaker Drew Heriot. Mallika’s character Saraswathi, will be portrayed as the Christ’s most trusted friend while he travels in India.As per the reports ‘The Aquarian Gospel’ will depict Lord Christ’s journey from Israel to Egypt via India and Persi

Well if you’ve been paying attention at all to my ramblings you know that I have not really found religion in my addiction recovery. I have however grown a greater sense of spirituality in my addiction recovery. For me, this spirituality is sometimes intertwined with a belief in god and other times…not so much. But [...]

The questions raised in the comments of my last post are worth another post. I have used the word deconstruction. What is that? You could look it up in the dictionary or read books about it (which I recommend). I will give you my understanding. In a simple sentence, deconstruction is the task of exposing the subjectivity of narratives previously considered objective. Deconstruction demonstrates that what has been presented as absolute truth is a human construct. An example in politics was the movement from the Divine Right of Kings toward democracy. This is beautifully illustrated in Monty Python's In Search of the Holy Grail. Check out this scene. My favorite line is from the snarky peasant to King Arthur: "You cannot claim absolute power because some watery tart throws a sword at you!"In literature, particularly sacred literature, deconstruction shows how the narratives reveal the author's subjectivity, context, and prejudices. Think of the critiques of the Qu

One of the blessings of mountain cabin life was all the "critters" I met. Each morning I would take my sack of peanuts and wait for them. They would come just so near, then they would stop to give me a chance to throw the peanuts to them!It was not an intimate relationship they were seeking: they wanted the peanuts! They would have been much happier if I had thrown the peanuts on the ground and then disappeared out of sight. They wanted my benefits without contending with me. Today I ask myself if I'm anything like those squirrels. Is it a relationship with You I seek, or would I be just as happy if You would throw some blessings my way and then get out of the way? My human nature is a clue: it wants the benefits without the accountability and responsibility required by relationships. Before regeneration, I was a "normal" human. Being spiritually dead, I didn't understand the selfishness of my heart; but I've traveled with You long enough, Lord, to see the need for self-examination.

She knows my voices: happy voice, playful voice, sympathetic voice, stern voice, and most of all, "bad girl" voice. She reacts to each voice with totally different bodily movements. I have to force myself not to laugh when she's doing her slow, methodical, passive-aggressive walk from the yard to the steps. She even knows my grunts! And I know all of her different sounds. We're companions, sometimes adversaries, but mostly, we're together.She has so many kinds of barks, and I am the only one who knows the difference between them. She's a quirky girl, that's for sure! Because she was trained several years ago to go outside after eating, she barks after eating only one or two Kibble Bits. It's her "habit bark". When she really has to pottie, her bark is relentless as she runs through the house, back and forth like a crazy dog.She has a growl that says, "Time to play with me and I'm ready to play!" She also has a growl that says, "I'm not feeling well, so keep your distance." And

sf.eater.com curbed picked up this article  Since 1981 I have been on a mission to eat in every great restaurant the world over. Living in San Francisco, and traveling, has given me every opportunity to hit many 5 Star establishments. The list includes: Charlie Trotter, Aqua (SF), Masa’s (SF), Martini House (Napa), Gary Danko (SF), Jardiniere, Postrio, Boulevard, Slanted Door, Stars (back in the day), Tra Vigne (Napa), Lark Creek Inn (Larkspur), Terra (Napa), Acquerello, the Ritz (NY), Cafe Kati, Bix, Farallon, Domaine Chandon (Napa), Auberge du Soleil (Napa), the Meetinghouse (back in the day) and the list goes on and on to the detriment of my retirement fund. Yesterday I found what may be the greatest health oriented restaurant, better than SF’s Green’s, in California: Ubuntu. Ubuntu bills itself as a restaurant & yoga studio. The restaurant is located in the revitalized up and coming downtown Napa. The space is nothing less than New York sophistication

By: Sharif KhanOn reading Susan Catos Time Magazine Canada piece titled, In Search of the Spiritual, I became increasingly annoyed at the realization that many people keep making the erroneous split between religion and spirituality, when they are one and the same.For example, in the Time Canada piece, Rabbi Leigh Lerner, who leads the Temple Emanu-ElBeth Sholom, a Reform congregation in Montreal, states, Religiosity may not be increasing, but spirituality is, confirming the notion that spirituality is separate and preferable to religion.I would have to disagree with this notion. Why do people keep insisting that the ritual and setting of worship is religion? It clearly is not.Religion comes from the Latin root re-ligare which means to re-connect. Re-connect with what? To re-connect with the inner Hero, the Divine, the Sacred. It is the ultimate Grail Quest, the heros journey, the spiritual journey, that we are all on: the Quest for Truth.Ask any Christian with a true understanding of

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