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Needed: Sacred Spaces Everywhere By Frederic Brussat Blog Post 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…
A Critic of Curb and Corner By Frederic Brussat Blog Post In an article in The New York Times, Michael Kimmelman pays tribute to the long and commendable career of Ada Louise Huxtable who started writing on architecture for The New York Times in 1963 becom…
Moving Less, Staying Rooted By Frederic Brussat Blog Post Americans are not moving as much as they did in the past. They are staying in the same house for years on end. Henry Grabar reported in an article on Slate that just 11% percent of the U.S. populati…
A Prayer for Victims of Sexual Violence By Frederic Brussat Blog Post One Who Weeps, be with all victims of sexual violence as they struggle with the memories and the pain of having being attacked. REPORT: The latest report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Contro…
Reframing the Familiar By Frederic Brussat Blog Post Literary Wisdom Seymour once said that all we do our whole lives is go from one little piece of Holy Ground to the next. Is he never wrong? ― Buddy in Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters & S…
50 Years of the Same Street By Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Blog Post In our book Spiritual Literacy, we recounted a scene from the movie Smoke. Auggie owns a cigar store in Brooklyn and every morning at 8 a.m., he takes a photograph of his special place on Earth from…
A Prayer for Protection of Sacred Lands and Waters By Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Blog Post Great Spirit, you have created a beautiful world for us to live in. You have sent rains and snow to fill our rivers. You have made the land rich in nutrients for our plants and animals. We want to s…
Next Door Democracy By Sheryl Johnson Blog Post When I first moved to Berkeley, California, almost three years ago, someone told me about the NextDoor app. I signed up right away and soon discovered that it is a great way to connect with your nei…
Bathing with Trees By Frederic Brussat Blog Post In Buddhism, trees have long been appreciated as spiritual teachers and companions. After all, Gautama Siddhartha was enlightened while sitting under a Bodhi tree. In Thailand, forest monks perform …
Housecleaning, Then Dinner? Silicon Valley Perks Come Home By Frederic Brussat Blog Post We remember how long it took us to see that scrubbing the bathroom floor, taking out the garbage, and dusting the bookcases were not meaningless housework but spiritual tasks which are no less impor…

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