Spirituality & Practice http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:35:51 -0500 Karen Casey on detachment as the art of refusing to allow our interactions with others to determine our behavior. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=20092 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:30:00 -0500 A suspenseful story about a depressed oil refinery worker in Alaska who leads six co-workers struggling to survive after their plane crashes in the wilderness. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=22176 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:34:00 -0500 A modern-day version of the Shakespeare play about the toxic results of rage, starring and directed by Ralph Fiennes. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=22175 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:34:00 -0500 Alan Morinis with Mussar teachings and practices on enthusiasm. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=20106 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:05:00 -0500 A cleverly designed and consistently entertaining book on the wonderfully diverse world of animal communication. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22143 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:00:00 -0500 The quest of a cat who lives in a quiet house with a quiet woman to find another place in his town where silence is appreciated. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22142 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:55:00 -0500 Poetic portraits about how African-American slaves tried to keep their souls alive. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22141 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:45:00 -0500 A little children's primer on feeling loved and lovable. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22140 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:45:00 -0500 A tender and touching story about a father-daughter reunion in China that is far too short. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22139 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:45:00 -0500 A children's picture book that tutors us in loving and cherishing the things we own. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22138 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:40:00 -0500 A picture book that reminds us of the treasure trove of sounds from each of the four seasons we can savor with our ears. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22137 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:40:00 -0500 An enchanting adventure of a kind and wonder-filled boy who takes his new companion for a walk at night. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22136 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:35:00 -0500 A playful children's book about the contagious nature of yawns. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22135 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:30:00 -0500 The trials of a little girl who thinks she needs a bigger room to hold all her stuff until her mother comes up with a better solution. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22134 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:30:00 -0500 A Buddhist teacher's advice that we be really interested in other people based on her experience of discovering wisdom in conversations with strangers. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/links/index.php?id=22163 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:00:00 -0500 Susan Moon on how conscious aging helps us deal with the fear of missing something and brings us back to the present moment. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19932 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:05:00 -0500 An inventive Norwegian comedy that depicts the redemptive power of an extramarital affair. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=20877 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:45:00 -0500 A touching portrait of a courageous young man's journey with cancer and the varied responses of the people around him. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=21712 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:40:00 -0500 A combo political thriller and morality play that is thought-provoking and brilliantly performed by some of America's best actors. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=21730 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:25:00 -0500 A compelling true story about the transformation of a female Nebraska cop into a heroic whistleblower in Bosnia in 1999. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=21430 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:05:00 -0500 An inspiring documentary, one of the best films of 2011, about what beekeepers and other sensitive souls are doing to save the bees who have been leaving their hives and dying in large numbers. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=21148 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:55:00 -0500 A group of true believers in the American cause in the Afghanistan war and what happens to one of them when he comes home injured. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=21757 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:45:00 -0500 Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz on how the spiritually mature person can bounce back from failures, setbacks, and crises, which has to do with hope. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19935 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:05:00 -0500 http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/newsletter/items.php?id=22152 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:45:00 -0500 An empathy practice by a neurophychologist. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/links/index.php?id=22151 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:00:00 -0500 An illuminating documentary that makes a convincing case against the continuing production of and reliance upon nuclear weapons http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=22144 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:00:00 -0500 Jean M. Twenge and W. Keith Campbell on how humility, mindfulness, and compassion are antidotes to the epidemic of narcissism. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19943 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:30:00 -0500 Addie Johnson on love as the foundation of other spiritual practices. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19948 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 10:15:00 -0500 Donald Altman on using balance breaks during the day to ward off stress, anxiety, and fear. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=20001 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:30:00 -0500 A prayer for the 1 in 6 Americans (including 1 in 4 children) living in the largest U.S. state below the poverty threshold. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/practices/features.php?id=22150 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:40:00 -0500 Solitude is out and collaboration and groupthink are in. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/links/index.php?id=22149 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:40:00 -0500 Suzanne Scurlock-Durana on learning to listen to your body's wisdom and heed its reports. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=20015 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:20:00 -0500 Brenda Shoshanna on how letting go of expectations opens us to what life has to bring. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=20017 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:15:00 -0500 Paul Rogat Loeb challenging citizens to be true to themselves as they move from passivity to participation. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=13423 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0500 Michael Bernard Beckwith on how everything that happens to you during the day is material for spiritual practice. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=22124 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:00:00 -0500 A spiritual process for animating intuition and all the gifts and talents that make you special. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22123 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:00:00 -0500 Eknath Easwaran on how the Gita guides us on the search for unity. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=22122 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:58:00 -0500 Insights into some of the major themes of The Bhagavad Gita. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22121 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:58:00 -0500 Richard Johnson on seeing beauty that lies within us as we age. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=22120 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:50:00 -0500 A revelation about the gifts of aging and its positive and life-affirming qualities. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22119 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:50:00 -0500 Eitan Fishbane on the meaning of true peace. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=22117 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:45:00 -0500 A celebration of the liberating and transformative powers of the Sabbath. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22116 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:45:00 -0500 Edward Bastian on the four opposites which keep us from happiness and joy. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=22115 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:40:00 -0500 A seven point process to bring about interspirituality, mutual understanding, and shared practices. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22114 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:35:00 -0500 Janet Jiryu Abels on meditation as a way of being more awake. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=22111 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:25:00 -0500 Short but pungent takes on the lives and teachings of twelve ancient Chinese Zen Masters. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22110 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:25:00 -0500 Lodro Rinzler on discipline as a source of virtue. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=22106 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:15:00 -0500 Good advice for a new generation concerning the playfulness, positivity, and goodness of the Buddhist Shambhala tradition. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22104 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:15:00 -0500 Allan Lokos with exercises to help make the word patience readily available to you. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=22102 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:10:00 -0500 Practices designed to develop patience as a way of life. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22101 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:10:00 -0500 Gene Stone on why naps are good for you including some tips about them. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=22099 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:05:00 -0500 A science and health journalist with 25 secrets of people who never get sick. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22098 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:05:00 -0500 Mie-Ling Hopgood on parenting adventures around the world that prove parents are creative and their children are resilient. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=22097 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:00:00 -0500 A showcase of the amazing diversity in parenting styles and child-raising methods around the world. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22096 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:00:00 -0500 Tibetan proverbs reflecting the folk wisdom of the people and the spirituality that has played such an important role in this culture. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22095 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:55:00 -0500 Joan Duncan Oliver on manners being a kind of diplomacy. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=22094 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:55:00 -0500 A cogent and enlightening tour through the complex world of being nice. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22093 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:55:00 -0500 James Cone on how the lynching of blacks continues today with the incarceration of more than one million young blacks. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=22092 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:50:00 -0500 A theologian's incisive assessment of lynching in America and a critique of the silence of Christian communities. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22091 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:50:00 -0500 Ruth Fishel on being mindful while brushing one's teeth. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=22089 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:45:00 -0500 Ruth Fishel on being mindful during your shower. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=22088 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:45:00 -0500 Daily meditations, affirmations, and more on the positive aspects of aging. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22087 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:45:00 -0500 Julia Cameron on knowing that prosperity is more than our cash flow or our fiscal bottom line http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=22086 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:40:00 -0500 A twelve-week self-improvement course on finding comfort and ease when your heart is in the right place. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22085 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:40:00 -0500 Jon Kabat-Zinn on not having preferences and taking what comes in the moment. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=22084 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:40:00 -0500 Forty thoughtful reflections on mindfulness. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22083 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:35:00 -0500 Robert Wuthnow on the quest for meaning during times of extreme peril when people feel anxious about disasters and potential catastrophes. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=20019 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0500 A practical strategy for those times when other people dump their garbage on you. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/links/index.php?id=22132 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:15:00 -0500 Karla McLaren on how welcoming all our emotions enables us to deal with setbacks and inconveniences. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=20021 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0500 Debbie Ford on wasting time and precious energy in constructing secret lives to hide parts of ourselves we hate. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19878 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:15:00 -0500 A biopicture about the formative early years of one of Brazil's most famous presidents whose muse and advocate was his beloved mother. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=22131 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:30:00 -0500 Daniel H. Pink reporting on how 100 boomers in America turn 60 every 13 minutes and begin a serious quest for meaning and what they truly want. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19873 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:00:00 -0500 Announcing a new series, Moyers and Company, plus links to other resources by and about Bill Moyers. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/features.php?id=22129 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:30:00 -0500 How the TV miniseries Downton Abbey reveals us to ourselves. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/features.php?id=22128 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:00:00 -0500 Stephen Post and Jill Neimark on the many meanings and applications of compassion. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19871 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:15:00 -0500 A spiritual drama that challenges viewers to map their own journey of faith, asking questions, having doubts, and seeking a closer connection with God. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=21497 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:00:00 -0500 A thinking person's sports flick about the impact of the maverick Oakland Athletics General Manager on the game of baseball. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=21667 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:45:00 -0500 A realistic anatomy of the toxins in dualistic thinking by Sylvia Clute. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19882 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:45:00 -0500 Nancy Copeland-Payton on how the persistent experiences of losses in our lives teach us to let go and keep our hands unclenched. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19880 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0500 Rami Shapiro on how, according to Tanya, a master work of Hasidic wisdom, the body and humor can both be used in the service of God. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19888 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:00:00 -0500 http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/newsletter/items.php?id=22127 Mon, 9 Jan 2012 11:30:00 -0500 Happiness in decline according to research taking the "emotional temperature" of tweets from 63 million Twitter users since January 2009. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/links/index.php?id=22126 Mon, 9 Jan 2012 09:35:00 -0500 Andrew Harvey and Karuna Erickson's description of the child's pose in yoga as one of humility, surrender, and reverent connection with the animal world. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19886 Mon, 9 Jan 2012 09:05:00 -0500 http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/teachers/teachers.php?id=328 Sun, 8 Jan 2012 14:15:00 -0500 A profile with bibliography and distinctive contributions to spirituality of Ed McGaa (Eagle Man), Oglala Sioux writer on Native American teachings and practitioner and ceremonial leader of traditional Lakota ceremonies. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/teachers/teachers.php?id=327 Sun, 8 Jan 2012 13:00:00 -0500 Swati Chopra envisioning a future without duality where people make connections with others and emphasize the oneness of all. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19895 Sun, 8 Jan 2012 09:15:00 -0500 Karl Rahner's thoughts on a theology of sleeping, which includes prayer, letting go, and dreaming. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19946 Sat, 7 Jan 2012 10:15:00 -0500 The veteran spiritual writer on the craving for freedom from data deluge, being constantly connected that can be found by slowing down and being silent. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/links/index.php?id=22125 Fri, 6 Jan 2012 10:00:00 -0500 Nelson Mandela's advice on exercising leadership by empowering others. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19841 Fri, 6 Jan 2012 08:15:00 -0500 Admiring the stars and adoring God in commemoration of the Three Magis' visit to the baby Jesus. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/days/features.php?id=16401 Fri, 6 Jan 2012 08:15:00 -0500 Todd Christopher on why families that play together outdoors are happier and healthier. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19837 Thu, 5 Jan 2012 08:30:00 -0500 Donald Hall's poem "The Snow." http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=22036 Wed, 4 Jan 2012 15:35:00 -0500 32 poems about winter, snow, cold, icicles, wind, and long days. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22035 Wed, 4 Jan 2012 15:35:00 -0500 Teilhard de Chardin on how spirituality can help us grow and make the world advance. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=22034 Wed, 4 Jan 2012 15:30:00 -0500 A top-drawer examination of Teilhard de Chardin’s visionary blend of Eastern and Western spirituality, science, and planetary transformation. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22033 Wed, 4 Jan 2012 15:30:00 -0500 An exploration of the connection between emotional types and 12 chronic illnesses. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22030 Wed, 4 Jan 2012 15:25:00 -0500 Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche on the joy that comes from not grasping. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=22029 Wed, 4 Jan 2012 15:25:00 -0500 Tibetan Bon Buddhist practices for the body, speech, and mind. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22028 Wed, 4 Jan 2012 15:25:00 -0500 Diana Reiss on how humans and dolphins seem to share the capacity of empathy. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=22019 Wed, 4 Jan 2012 15:20:00 -0500 A fascinating book that elicits a deep respect for these mammals of the sea. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22018 Wed, 4 Jan 2012 15:15:00 -0500 Joan Chittister on how happiness is always closely connected to gratitude. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=22017 Wed, 4 Jan 2012 14:35:00 -0500 Joan Chittister's quest for happiness as a fine companion to those on a similar journey. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22016 Wed, 4 Jan 2012 14:35:00 -0500 Kerry Lee MacLean on seeking a peaceful mind. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=22015 Wed, 4 Jan 2012 14:30:00 -0500 A strong case for regular meditations by the whole family. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22014 Wed, 4 Jan 2012 14:30:00 -0500 Paula Huston on preparing yourself for an interruption and seeing what good can come of it. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=22013 Wed, 4 Jan 2012 14:30:00 -0500 A Lenten retreat on humility with meditations and spiritual practices. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22012 Wed, 4 Jan 2012 14:30:00 -0500 Heather King on Saint Therese of Lisieux's little way as offering up our entire lives. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=22011 Wed, 4 Jan 2012 14:25:00 -0500 A profound account of how Saint Therese of Lisieux turned the author's life toward the light. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22010 Wed, 4 Jan 2012 14:25:00 -0500 Moh Hardin on adding a little drop of love to the world each day. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=22009 Wed, 4 Jan 2012 14:25:00 -0500 Wisdoms and tools from the Buddhist tradition for awakening and expanding love. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22008 Wed, 4 Jan 2012 14:25:00 -0500 Charles Wesley's hymn "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling." http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=22118 Wed, 4 Jan 2012 14:20:00 -0500 Charles Wesley's hymn "Lost in Love." http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=22007 Wed, 4 Jan 2012 14:20:00 -0500 A top drawer collection of writings, hymns, and commentary on John and Charles Wesley's vision of Methodism. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22006 Wed, 4 Jan 2012 14:20:00 -0500 David Keller on how the sweetness of the cell is communion with God and a chance to pray for others. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=22005 Wed, 4 Jan 2012 14:15:00 -0500 An eloquent daybook of quotations from the desert elders and commentary by an expert in their ways of wisdom. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22004 Wed, 4 Jan 2012 14:15:00 -0500 A Christian Credo for Animals that rejoices in animals as fellow creatures loved by God. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=22003 Wed, 4 Jan 2012 14:15:00 -0500 A wake up call for Christians to support the animal rights movement and to show greater respect and love for all creatures large and small. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22002 Wed, 4 Jan 2012 14:15:00 -0500 Gustavo Gutierrez on why solidarity with the poor is not optional for Christians. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=22001 Wed, 4 Jan 2012 14:10:00 -0500 A collection of the spiritual writings of Gustavo Gutierrez, the father of liberation theology and the idea of the preferential option for the poor. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22000 Wed, 4 Jan 2012 14:10:00 -0500 Paul Brunton on grace as a manifestation of God's friendliness. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=21999 Wed, 4 Jan 2012 14:05:00 -0500 An inspirational collection of quotations on grace by an interspirituality pioneer. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=21998 Wed, 4 Jan 2012 14:00:00 -0500 Andy Couturier with a profile of Kogan Murata, a Japanese man who espouses the art of being present. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19839 Wed, 4 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0500 A first-class treatment of disappointment and unhappiness in the life of a besieged woman living in Los Angeles during the 1930s. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=22082 Tue, 3 Jan 2012 16:15:00 -0500 A striking musical documentary about rock singer and songwriter John Mellencamp and the changes overtaking this musical genre and the heartland of America. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=22081 Tue, 3 Jan 2012 13:54:00 -0500 An impressive performance by Brendan Gleeson as an eccentric, independent and surly cop in a small Irish seaside town. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=22080 Tue, 3 Jan 2012 13:10:00 -0500 An absorbing, nuanced, and intelligent film about a global pandemic in which Soderbergh shows how the battle against a deadly virus draws out the best and the worst in human beings. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=21613 Tue, 3 Jan 2012 10:55:00 -0500 An extraordinary documentary about a fierce and creative wild lioness in Botswana who is doing all she can to nurture and defend her cubs as they face one challenge after another to survive. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=20803 Tue, 3 Jan 2012 10:50:00 -0500 Angela Perkey's story of a mentally handicapped man who finds a way of expressing joy to others on their way to work. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19835 Mon, 2 Jan 2012 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/newsletter/items.php?id=22079 Mon, 2 Jan 2012 11:30:00 -0500 Karen Maezen Miller's list of little acts of kindness that make all the difference in the world. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19824 Sun, 1 Jan 2012 15:00:00 -0500 The Dalai Lama on young and old working together to create a better world. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=22032 Sun, 1 Jan 2012 14:40:00 -0500 A vision of an ethical path that can lead to unity and a global community based on trust and reverence for all. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22031 Sun, 1 Jan 2012 14:40:00 -0500 Lewis Richmond on how there are plenty of different ways of expressing elderhood. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=22021 Sun, 1 Jan 2012 14:30:00 -0500 A measured and thoughtful Buddhist approach to conscious aging. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=22020 Sun, 1 Jan 2012 14:30:00 -0500 http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/newsletter/items.php?id=22078 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 11:30:00 -0500 What is spiritual literacy illustrated by clips from the Spiritual Literacy DVD series showing how you can read the texts of your own experiences for sacred meaning. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/blogs/maps.php?id=21910 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 09:05:00 -0500 George Prochnik with suggestions for creative ways to create more silence in our lives and our cities. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19808 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0500 Social prayer, clergy check-ins, religious apps, curating content, new commandments that are changing religion and expanding spirituality. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/links/index.php?id=22063 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 11:30:00 -0500 Bruce G. Epperly with a prayer, an affirmation, and a practice on forgiveness. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19800 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:45:00 -0500 http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/newsletter/items.php?id=22062 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:00:00 -0500 Anneli Rufus on how stories of suffering and pain are magnified by the media in a culture which emphasizes it hurts so bad. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19748 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:40:00 -0500 Celebrate Pablo Casal's Birthday by taking to heart his thoughts about practice, being present, caring, cherishing your uniqueness, and reframing love of country. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/days/features.php?id=22055 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:00:00 -0500 An Academy-award caliber performance by Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher the Prime Minister revealing how her refusal to compromise trashed a nation and increased the gap between the rich and the poor. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=22060 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:40:00 -0500 An enlightening documentary about a multi-talented married couple who have been called the most important American designers in the 20th century. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=22057 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:30:00 -0500 A powerful coming-of-age drama about a creative and inexperienced African-American lesbian who tries to be true to herself. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=22056 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:30:00 -0500 How Skype and other software programs make it possible for far-flung families and other groups to celebrate holidays, rituals, and life stories together. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/links/index.php?id=22059 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:20:00 -0500 Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Kathleen McDonald with a meditation designed to help us make the last experience of life beneficial for others. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19822 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:47:00 -0500 Robert Holden on a spiritual understanding of feeling exhausted. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19820 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:30:00 -0500 http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/newsletter/items.php?id=22054 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 10:30:00 -0500 Survey findings on a decline in spiritual practice in mainline Protestant congregations and the need for more emphasis on spiritual sustenance for both young and old. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/links/index.php?id=22053 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 08:40:00 -0500 Annie Leonard on having better quality Stuff that lasts longer and is cherished and well-taken care of. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19746 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 08:15:00 -0500 Alexander Shaia's profound and practical interpretations of the Nine Beatitudes. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19813 Sun, 25 Dec 2011 09:50:00 -0500 Wayne Muller on our ability to bear the burdens of sorrow due to our heart's capacity for joy. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19784 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0500 Desmond Tutu and Mpho Tutu on exposing the myth of the self-made man and the good things that can blossom out of failure. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19744 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:05:00 -0500 An amazing and appealing 3D documentary by the inimitable Wim Wenders on the innovative dancer and choreographer Pina Bausch. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=22045 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:47:00 -0500 A poignant and emotionally literate film about the wise stewardship of pain by a precocious teenager mourning the loss of his beloved father. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=22044 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:07:00 -0500 A spellbinding drama about a heroic horse, the young man who loves him, and the kind handlers who help the horse during the hell he endures on the battlefields of World War I. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=21968 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:07:00 -0500 Getting in touch with the deeper meanings of the Winter Solstice through readings, practices, poems, and prayers. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/days/features.php?id=20546 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:00:00 -0500 Philosopher Robert Rowland Smith on why waking up in the morning is a wonder. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19738 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:00:00 -0500 An odd but endearing drama about a meticulous waiter in 1898 Dublin with a gigantic secret and expansive dreams for the future. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=22025 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:55:00 -0500 A Western about a cowboy vagabond who learns that you can't go home again. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=22024 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:10:00 -0500 An ambitious 60-minute documentary on the life and legacy of Steve Jobs. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=22023 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:45:00 -0500 A dark thriller that mines the meanings of family skeletons, power, corruption, sex, and misogyny. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=22022 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:33:00 -0500 An exploration of the nature of heroism and sacrificial love during the Japanese occupation of Nanking in 1937, from acclaimed Chinese director Zhang Yimou. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=22026 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0500 Eknath Easwaran on how the person who practices love or kindness leaves behind a fragrance of goodness. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19734 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:15:00 -0500 A scholarly anthology of ancient and modern commentators on Kabbalah. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=21939 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:00:00 -0500 An extraordinary documentary about an educational project instituted by two Tibetan Buddhist monks who want to enrich the lives of 17 impoverished children from their region. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=21668 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:20:00 -0500 A poignant English coming-of-age drama about a stubborn and angry boy and the stepmother he can't abide. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=21669 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:15:00 -0500 Drama about a long day's journey into night and catastrophe in 2008 as high-ranking members of a prosperous financial firm deal with its imminent collapse. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=20875 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:00:00 -0500 A Woody Allen classic with Paris as an enchanting backdrop, some appealing characters, and a potpourri of witty one-liners. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=21147 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:50:00 -0500 A vigorous documentary putting on display the youthful energy, talent, and respect for diversity of the singing and dancing cast members of TV's popular Glee series. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=21477 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:30:00 -0500 A heart-affecting drama about the loving relationship between a lonely and alienated boy and a badly injured dolphin and the community that supports them. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=21665 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:15:00 -0500 http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/newsletter/items.php?id=22037 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:00:00 -0500 Gregory Boyle on assuming that the answer to almost every question is compassion. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19732 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0500 Predictions from a special issue of Science Times on the future of computing. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/links/index.php?id=21997 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 22:00:00 -0500 The benefits and the pitfalls of devotion and loyalty to spiritual teachers or gurus. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=5484 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:20:00 -0500 Jack Kornfield on how enlightenment is letting go of being special and meeting each moment with a beginner's mind. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=21950 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:00:00 -0500 An excellent collection of essays on Buddhist life, practices, teachers, and much more. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=21949 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:00:00 -0500 Jim Conroy on how trees serve as a refuge for other life forms. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=21948 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:00:00 -0500 Materials and techniques for those who want to commune and speak with trees and plants in the natural world. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=21947 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:00:00 -0500 Robert Atwell on contentment being the crowning glory of our lives. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=21946 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:00:00 -0500 An exploration of old age as a spiritual adventure leading to contentment. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=21945 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:00:00 -0500 John Dear on sharing the risen life of Christ by practicing loving nonviolence. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=21944 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:00:00 -0500 A plea for the end of our culture of death and violence using the Biblical story of Jesus raising Lazarus. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/books.php?id=21943 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:00:00 -0500 Menachem Mendel Schneerson on how the current generation is searching for meaning and needs spiritual leaders. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=21940 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:00:00 -0500 Joan Chittister on the four characteristics of unity: it frees, enables, supports, and listens. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19767 Sun, 18 Dec 2011 09:05:00 -0500 Information and archives of the webcasts in the "One Through Love" Project. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/blogs/maps.php?id=21857 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 14:00:00 -0500 Our picks of the best films of the 2011, reviewed from a spiritual perspective. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/features.php?id=21319 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 14:00:00 -0500 Tana Pesso on how a dualistic frame of mind causes misery and suffering. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19765 Sat, 17 Dec 2011 08:45:00 -0500 Daniel R. Wildcat on how the planet is undergoing severe trauma and how we must act by becoming more attentive to what is happening. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19774 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:45:00 -0500 A sequel that betters the original by focusing on relationships and the battle between the Zen master of attention and the fiend of chaos and darkness. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=21996 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:16:00 -0500 One of the best Mission Impossible flicks with several adrenaline- pumping action sequences. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=21995 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:45:00 -0500 How little actions can turn into miracles. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/links/index.php?id=21993 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:00:00 -0500 http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/newsletter/items.php?id=21994 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:45:00 -0500 Daniel Gottlieb on empathy as a saving grace in a cruel and competitive world. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19779 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0500 The central and crucial role of generosity in long-lasting and fulfilling marriages. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/links/index.php?id=21967 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:45:00 -0500 A lively and fascinating glimpse of the Black Power Movement and its messages for America. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=20906 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:25:00 -0500 A sci-fi thriller that touches the heart and is sure to create many new and enthusiastic animal activists. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=21431 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:15:00 -0500 Daphne Rose Kingma exploring the concept of our Signature Strength - our personal character qualities that run through our lives. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/books/excerpts.php?id=19777 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:15:00 -0500 An engrossing Iranian film about the familial clash of values of a sister seeking freedom and pleasure and a brother who is zealot for Islamic fundamentalism. http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/films/films.php?id=20907 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:00:00 -0500