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Join Caring People Trying to Save the Planet Elemental, a deeply spiritual documentary directed by Gayatri Roshan and Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee, opens this weekend in New York and L.A., followed by openings in other areas and availability on iTunes. It presents profiles of three dedicated environmental activists on three continents. Through their personal stories, it reveals the immense challenges faced by those who want to change attitudes and spur citizens to band together in a communal effort before it is too late. We encourage you to support this film and support these people!  See our review of Elemental.
Find a screening in your area.
Visit the official site and see how you can get involved.
E-Courses with Practice Circles
Coming Soon  Defusing Anger is a 21-day e-course led by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Co-Directors of Spirituality & Practice. It presents teachings from different wisdom traditions about ways to take the danger out of anger. Daily emails include book excerpts plus suggestions for reflection, discussion, and practice. Gather with other participants in the online Practice Circle to share experiences and reflections. May 19 - June 8. Details here.
 The Sage's Tao Te Ching with William Martin is a four-week program in S&P's "Elder Spirituality E-Courses Series." Using poetic passages from his book for sages, a reformulation of the classic text of Chinese philosophy by Lao Tzu, William Martin will lead us through teachings on the sage as a model for a life of spirited freedom, contentment, wisdom, and playfulness. Participants will receive daily emails with Martin's comments and suggestions for reflection and practice, then share their responses in the online Practice Circle. May 19- June 15. Details here.
 Presence - Relationship with Divine Love with Kabir Helminski is a one-month e-course on how presence enables us to enter a more conscious relationship with Divine Love. Drawing upon fourteen centuries of Sufi wisdom, Kabir Helminski will present presence practices that are universally relevant across spiritual traditions. Lessons emailed on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays; short audios; and discussions in the online Practice Circle will help you discover and develop presence in your everyday life. May 20 - June 14. Details here.
For Graduates: Wisdom To Go
It's that time of year when millions of students "graduate" to a new stage of their education or life. Here is the graduation speech we'd like to give to them, offering wisdom in the form of proverbs, Tibetan Buddhist pith instructions, Tibetan Buddhist mind-training instructions, 12 step sayings, and aphorisms.
Read Wisdom To Go.
Children of the Days
Eduardo Galeano is one of Latin America's most distinguished writers. His latest book has a short, pungent selection for every day of the year: tributes, little known facts, and days deserving special observances. This is an impressive work of cogent, creative insight from a prophet who opens our eyes to the world as it could be if we would fight for peace, justice, and human equality.
Read our review.
Read an excerpt on drones as the "perfect warriors" that never reveal the names of their masters.
One Track Heart
This documentary recounts the astonishing spiritual journey of Krishna Das who has been saluted as "the chant master of American Yoga" by The New York Times and "the Pavarotti of Kirtan" by Yoga Journal. It will move you to tears with its many poignant moments of deep feeling and connection.
See our review of the documentary.
Find a screening near you.
See a gallery of Krishna Das chanting videos
See our other reviews of Krisna Das's book and CDs: Flow of Grace, Chants of a Lifetime, All One.
Rituals - Expressions of the Soul
We're making May ritual month. Each day we'll unveil a new one in our collection and link to it from the "Updates" column at left. Ritual has its genesis in the movements of the soul and our need to express deep emotions and intuitions in story, symbol, and action. Through prayers, blessings, rites, ceremonies, and celebrations, we honor our connections with God, others, community, nature, the world, and the whole comic dance. We hope you enjoy our choices, and, if you have a favorite ritual, that you'll email us a description as we are developing more resources about rituals for Spirituality & Practice.
See our collection of rituals
12 Quotes on Forgiveness
All the spiritual traditions raise up the value of forgiveness, but many people still find it to be a nearly impossible ideal. Explore these quotes for different perspectives on forgiving and being forgiven.
See the gallery
See all the 12s galleries
Living Spiritual Teachers
The Living Spiritual Teachers Project spotlights people from different religious and spiritual traditions we think you should meet on your spiritual journey. We now have profiles of more than 130 teachers, and we are adding more all the time. The latest additions are two Native Americans.
Meet Evan T. Pritchard
Meet Joseph Bruchac
See all the teachers
Civility and Spirituality
Relationships are the central web of our lives, and they are strengthened by civility. We invite you to join us as we blog about how spiritual practices can cultivate reverence for life, respect for differences, and good manners in everyday life.
See the introduction to the blog
Read about the new Emily Posts
Elder Spirituality Project
We are pleased to announce an exciting new adventure for Spirituality & Practice — the Elder Spirituality Project.
We know that elders are a growing and important group using the resources for spiritual journeys we offer here, and that's not surprising. Traditionally in the world's religions, the last stage of life is seen as a time for intensified spiritual work as well as a time for passing on wisdom to future generations. Read more about the Elder Spirituality Project in our press release.
Circles of Support
 Please remember S&P when you are feeling generous! Be part of our global circle of people vitally engaged with the wisdom and practices of the spiritual traditions, living deeper and fuller lives, and serving our communities and the wider world.
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Spiritual Literacy DVDs
 This six-volume DVD series, consisting of 26 meditative and soul-stirring half-hour films, is based on Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat's bestselling book Spiritual Literacy: Reading the Sacred in Everyday Life. Award-winning filmmaker David Cherniack has married aha! passages from all spiritual traditions to sense-luscious visuals and emotionally vibrant music.
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