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Revisioning the Spiritual Retreat Center In an article for The New York Times, Norimitsu Onishi writes about the challenges facing the legendary Esalen Institute with its glorious views of California's coastline. At one time it was the onl…
A Prayer of Gratitude for the Pleasure of Sharing Photos Online Singer in My Soul, we are so thankful for the millions of people who derive so much delight and satisfaction from sharing photos online. Fact: About 4,000 photos are taken every second in the U.…
A New Regimen for My Body's Sake I am so focused on my work that I often show great disrespect for my body and the food I eat. I miss out on the spiritual riches of eating mindfully. My attitude around most meal times is "Let's jus…
Destined to Fly Question Each of us must ask ourselves one question: What am I doing to increase the sum of hope in the world? — Arthur Burns quoted in Hope Notes by R. Wayne Willis Mystic Wisdom If you…
Connections to Life Native American Wisdom On receiving a letter, I often pause before opening it and ask that I will be open to the one sending it and to any message God might be addressing to me. — Jose Hobday …
50 Years of the Same Street 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…
The Spiritual Alphabet in China I have spent a lot of time in mainland China over the years, teaching process philosophy to students young and old. The youngest are in kindergarten and the oldest are in their late eighties. I’ve…
The Religion of Small Things The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit. – John 3:8 Imagine th…
Feeling Fully Alive Psychological Wisdom Children are messengers from a world we once deeply knew, but have long since forgotten. — Alice Miller in Full Esteem Ahead by Diane and Julia Loomans Cultural Wisdom …
Ankles and Wobbling I remember with pleasure striding down the street as a young man filled with energy and nothing on my mind except reaching the place I was going to with speed and graceful movement. In New York City…