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    Exterior of church in evening - Religion: A Substantial Part of Our Sacred Human Experience

    THE RITUALS WE CARRY: Religion is just one expression of the human desire to create meaning

    Outside view of public bus crowded with riders - Renunciation: How the 4 Noble Truths Can Help You Practice

    RENUNCIATION: How to practice it with the help of the Buddha’s 4 Noble Truths

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    THE MISSING PIECE OF SELF-CARE: Without self-compassion, it won’t last

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    Greyscale landscape - “After Love” and 3 More Evocative Poems

    POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: I Think Now of Shelters, After Love and more

    Bird footprints in snow - 4 Soothing Poems, Including ”Sacred Heart, Sacred Light”

    POEMS BY JIM JOHNSTON: For Larry, Tracks and more

    Glass jar full of blue paint next to paintbrushes on table - Take Stock of Your Precious Life: An Inspiring Fiction Story

    TSYPL: The best—and most mindful—stock to invest in right now

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    MINDFUL LEADERSHIP IN STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS: Empowering leaders to create positive change

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    HANAMI DREAMING: The start of spring in Japan

    Joe Biden with other world leaders - Political Power: 3 Ways Democratic Voters Can Battle Fascism

    REFLECTIONS ON TODAY’S POLITICAL REALITIES: We can prevail over ignorance, lies and Trump

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    Hands against background of a heart - Travelling With Intention: Why Is It So Important?

    NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH: Moving through the world with intention

    Malecon in La Paz, Mexico - Back on American Soil: A Safe Return Home From La Paz

    IMPEDIMENTS FACED: A safe return home from La Paz, Mexico

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    TYING UP LOOSE ENDS: One last—and glorious—day in La Paz, Mexico [Part 7]

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Old man playing guitar on cement steps

POEMS BY JOHN GREY: Tuning Down, The Man on the Ledge and more

John Grey·May 20, 2022
The Night of Enitharmon's Joy (formerly called 'The Triple Hecate') painting by Blake 1795

FINDING MY WAY WITH HEKATE: Poetry by Mel Bender

Mel Bender·May 15, 2022
Vegetables for sale outdoors, including daikon

ZEN VEGAN FOOD: Delicious Plant-based Recipes from a Zen Buddhist Monk [book review]

Tricia Bowering·May 8, 2022
Peephole in twin trunk banyan tree

POEMS BY ROSEMARY WILLIAMS: Wake Up Muse, Banyan Tree and more

Rosemary Williams·April 23, 2022
Dog in mountains

THE SEEKER AND THE SERPENT SAGE: 3 days on the path to enlightenment

Forrest Rivers·April 15, 2022
White candle being burned

POEMS BY DEBI LEWIS: Body Language, Reacting Inappropriately, Going Underground

Debi Lewis·April 8, 2022
dad holding toddler at sunset

HOW TO FAIL AT BEING A DAD, SUCCESSFULLY: Just being there and trying is enough

Matthew Jacobs·March 29, 2022
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THE BOOK OF FORM AND EMPTINESS: A novel [book review]

Tricia Bowering·March 19, 2022
Woman with translucent umbrella

POEMS BY OLIVIA HAJIOFF: Brave, Clouds and more

Olivia Hajioff·March 18, 2022
Silhouette of man running outdoors

RUN INTO BEING: One seeker’s quest for intuitive wisdom

Forrest Rivers·March 11, 2022
Person walking on stony beach

POEMS BY RACHEL MILLER: Meditation, The Directing Mind, How We Love Ourselves

Rachel Miller·March 6, 2022
Collection of book covers for different editions of Demian by Hermann Hesse

HERMANN HESSE’S DEMIAN: Rereading it 45 years after it became “the Bible of my youth” [book review]

Max Reif·February 7, 2022
"Words have power" being typed on typewriter

POEMS BY FATIMA N. NAJEM: Mother, She Was Always Whole and more

Fatima Nargis Najem·February 4, 2022
Gate to stone castle

POEMS BY BOB ROWE: Too Soon, Silly Things, Finding Home

Bob Rowe·January 8, 2022
Ode to a Marriage painting, cropped for lead

ODE TO A MARRIAGE: A poem and painting by Max Reif

Max Reif·January 5, 2022
Couple holding hands, walking towards sun on train track

POEMS BY MIKE LARCOMBE: Depression, The Best Is Yet to Come, By the Way

Mike Larcombe·December 26, 2021
Person sitting quietly on beach at sunset

POEMS BY RACHEL MILLER: In the Perfect Place and Time and more

Rachel Miller·December 10, 2021
Red and yellow autumn leaf

LET GO: A story about the inevitable nature of change

Kunal Mehra·November 30, 2021
crack in rock with plant growing through

VOLCANO OF GRIEF: The little space between tears and laughter

Marion Karian·November 10, 2021
Six paintings displayed in Max Reif's hallway

AN ARTIST’S JOURNEY CONTINUES: A year of surprises in paint

Max Reif·November 6, 2021
Single red rose in vase

POEMS BY CHRISTIE LEIGH BABIRAD: Jazz Soul, Jealousy and more

Christie Leigh Babirad·November 5, 2021
Car driving down street in Mexican town

HE SHEPHERDS HIS OWN: Finding a missing person with assistance from God

Contributor·November 1, 2021
Guests at Tranquillum having breakfast together on Nine Perfect Strangers

NINE PERFECT STRANGERS ON HULU: A (positive) dissent from most mainstream reviews

Max Reif·October 29, 2021
Two people walking with umbrellas in autumn

IS IT GOING TO RAIN?: A story of learning to deal with uncertainty

Kunal Mehra·October 27, 2021
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