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Life as a Work of Art
Zen Wisdom
The creative process, like a spiritual journey, is intuitive, nonlinear, and experiential. It points us toward our essential nature, which is a reflection of the boundless creativity o…
Celebrating the Dalai Lama's Birthday
July 6, 1915. His Holiness the Dalai Lama is 80 today. He is the political and spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and teacher of nonviolence, and a convener of mult…
Happy Anniversary to the Thurmans
Having just celebrated 48 years of marriage with Mary Ann, I was delighted to see Penelope Green's article in The New York Times about the fifty-year marriage of Buddhist scholar and activist Robert…
Cultivating the Good Life
Teacher Wisdom
To be human is about regaining what has been lost in the shuffle when life has been relegated to keeping score and making waves. To be human is about cultivating the good life. To …
A Prayer to Hear the Cries of the World
On Monday, April 3, 2017, Lion's Roar: Buddhist Wisdom for Our Time posted "Stand Against Suffering: An Unprecedented Call to Action by Buddhist Teachers," a call for Buddhists and all people of fai…
Ways of Knowing
Catholic Wisdom
Love seeks one thing only, the good of the loved one. It leaves all the secondary effects to take care of themselves. Love, therefore, is its own reward.
— Thomas Merton in Whi…
A Prayer for the Fearless Protesters in Tibet
Over the past year, 30 young Tibetans have committed self-immolation as a form of self-sacrifice to draw attention to the relentless oppression by the Chinese in their homeland. On March 26, 2012, a…
Life’s Pleasures
Psychological Wisdom
Imagine a world without pleasure. Life would appear colorless and humorless. A baby’s smile would go unappreciated. Foods would be tasteless.
— Robert Ornstein and Davi…
The Spiritual Life
Quaker Wisdom
The spiritual life is about becoming more at home in your own skin.
— Parker Palmer, Founder of the Center for Courage and Renewal
A Buddhist Theory of Language
By Sharon Lin in the KidSpirit The Word issue.
I knelt on the silken scarf laid across the hardwood floor, my head bent in silent prayer to the spirits of my ancestors. I heard muffled sounds of …
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