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The Cost of Paying Attention "Attention is a resource; a person has only so much of it," writes Matthew B. Crawford at NYTimes.com. He wonders if it would help to envision an "attentional commons" where this precious resource w…
Silence as a Luxury Product In an excerpt from Robert Reich's book The Future of Success, we spotted a trend: attention has become another commodity in the new economy. In a world of so much speed and tension, having someone p…
Needed: Sacred Spaces Everywhere In an article in The New York Times by Andrew Keh, we read about the meditation room recently opened in the Barclays Center, a Brooklyn sports arena where the Nets play. Very few fans know it even e…
The Ultimate Superpower by Gracie Griffin in KidSpirit's The Nature of Truth issue. Interfaith Connections is a column for teens to dialogue about how their faith or wisdom tradition influences their view of life’s bi…
The Patience Stone Ritual This ritual was inspired by a film we reviewed, The Patience Stone, which itself was inspired by the Persian myth Syngue Sabour (patience stone) about a stone into which you can shed your misfortune…
The Clatter of the Hospital Room It rattles us that there is too much noise and too little silence in our society. Of course we live in New York City, a wild and raucous place where jack-hammers are tearing up the streets for new p…
Spiritual Progress Literary Wisdom You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars: you have a right to be here. — Max Ehrmann, American writer and poet
Magic Flows By Miseng Kim In silence, Magic flows, The way rivers flow into the ocean.
Putting Others First Hindu Wisdom Life consists of these little things, and it is by putting other people first every day in a thousand little acts of kindness that we make ourselves perfect in love. — Eknath Easw…
On the Edge of a Maybe Happy New Year. Here's a prayer I return to often at moments of transition, beginning, and renewal. It's by Ted Loder from his book Guerillas of Grace.