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The Mysterious Spiritual Connections Between Animals and Their Human Companions
The bonds between companion animals and their humans is a spiritual matter than involves love and deep connections. We thought of this again when we read the incredible account of a four-year-old to…
My Face
The poet Rainer Maria Rilke used to spend his lunch hour outside watching the faces of the people walking by; he found it a pleasant way to pass time. One day he wrote in his notebook: "It never occ…
The Challenge from the Crib
Literary Wisdom
Keep me away from the wisdom that does not cry,
the philosophy which does not laugh,
and the greatness that does not bow before children.
— Kahlil Gibran, essayist, novelist,…
Loving God by Knowing Many Things
The immensely talented artist Vincent Van Gogh wrote a letter to his brother Theo in which he spoke from his heart: "I think that the best way to know God is to love many things." In a sensitive and…
Make the Most of Your Sense of Touch
Touch has been seen down through the ages as the oldest and most urgent sense. When we reach out to others, it often creates bonds that words cannot equal. Touch also breaks down walls of isolation …
Love of Creation
Zen Wisdom
Have the fearless attitude of a hero and the loving heart of a child.
— Paul Reps in Zen Flesh, Zen Bones
Movie Lines
There's never nothing going on. Take out the trash, Dan. …
Love as a Spiritual Practice
Spiritual Wisdom
Love is not something that you just fall into, as the romantic songs suggest. Love is a spiritual practice. You can get better at it over time.
— Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat…
God is Love
by Ateya Stepanovich for Kidspirit's Society and the Individual Issue.
It is a story as old as the world, or maybe even older. A battle from times we don’t even remember, a battle between gods …
A Word to the Wise
Spiritual Wisdom
Disease and healing are not just physiological processes. They are spiritual detonations.
— Marc Ian Barasch in The Healing Path
A Prayer to Celebrate Same-Sex Marriage
Update June 26, 2015: This prayer was written in 2013 when the Supreme Court of the United States made a turning point ruling that the core provisions of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a fe…
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