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What Kind of Activist Are You?
Last summer when Black Lives Matter marches were taking place all over the country, the residents of our retirement community were upset. Most of them had been marching for good causes all their liv…
Wisdom on Racism
African-American Wisdom
When you talk about hope, you have to be a long distance runner.
— Cornel West in Hope on a Tightrope
"You must lay your lives on the altar of social change so that…
Reconnecting with Nature through Ritual
Many people feel that they are slipping further and further away from their once powerful and meaningful connection with the natural world. Stephen Cave and Sarah Darwin in their essay "It's Not Eas…
The Future of Spirituality
David Bryce Yaden is a scientific researcher who studies the psychology and neuroscience of spiritual experiences; he prepared this essay for Huffingtonpost.com. Here are the four developments he se…
Nobody Wears Tefillin on the Weekend
By Adina Gerwin
On one of the first crisp fall mornings of seventh grade, as I walked into prayer at my Jewish Day School, I noticed strange leather boxes hanging off my friend's arm.
Practice Patience
Wisdom about cultivating patience and suggestions for doing so.
Support Living Wages
A catalyst to respond to the U.S.'s income inequality with democratic values like common good, equality, and justice in mind.
Anger
Practices, articles, books, excerpts, quotes, and more about the spiritual challenges of anger.
Second Journeys
A substantive resource for anyone looking for guidance, insight, inspiration, and wisdom in later life.
The Dalai Lama on What Matters Most
Nuggets of wisdom from His Holiness the Dalai Lama.