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    Young man sitting pensively on bench next to tree, looking at water - Understand Your Mind and Honour Its Value

    UNDERSTAND HOW YOUR MIND WORKS: And embrace that pattern as worthy of respect

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    THE LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS: Carefully selecting your plants contributes to mindfulness and well-being

    Boat with lantern floating in stormy water - The Path to Inner Simplicity Starts With Mindfulness

    THE PATH OF INNER SIMPLICITY: Knowing stillness in the heart of the storm

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

    POETRY BY JIM JOHNSTON: For Larry, Tracks and more

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

    Full moon behind a rural house - “Sturgeon Moon” and 3 Other Poems With Passion

    POEMS BY GEORGE PAYNE: Sturgeon Moon, That Morning In Athens and more

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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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    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]

    Facebook on laptop in La Paz hotel room - NIGHT SEA JOURNEY: Buying back sanity in La Paz, Mexico

    NIGHT SEA JOURNEY: Buying back sanity in La Paz, Mexico [Part 6]

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BELIEVE NOTHING: 10 teachings from the Kalama Sutta to defend against intellectual dependence

Contributing Writer·July 5, 2013
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THE GREAT PARADOX: Economics, morality and the existence of God

Dennis L. Weisman·June 9, 2020
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THE BHAGAVAD GITA: A metaphor for fighting a spiritual war against ego

Forrest Rivers·September 19, 2019
FINDING MY FAITH A foundation for healing and growth

FINDING MY FAITH: A foundation for healing and growth

Kimberley Meijer·August 26, 2019
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FULFILLING MISSION: A personal story of a life of service

Jerry Kvasnicka·April 25, 2015
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COUNCILS OF SAGES: Peace, reconciliation and listening deeply

Contributing Writer·November 17, 2008
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RECLAIMING HUMAN NATURE: Humanity can be discovered in nature

Forrest Rivers·October 15, 2019
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DECEIVED BY OUR OWN EYES: The difference between exoteric and esoteric sight

Contributor·April 14, 2022
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A FATHER’S PERSPECTIVE: I can’t back Trump with a clear conscience

George Cassidy Payne·November 18, 2024
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SPIRITUAL EMPOWERMENT: Tapping into the eternal inner fountain

Mehrdad Noorani·November 14, 2020
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TRANSCEND YOUR FEAR: Embrace the inevitability of your own death

Forrest Rivers·March 16, 2020
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TRANSCEND THE POLITICS OF FEAR: Let’s remember that our “natural identity” unites us

Forrest Rivers·November 13, 2024
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TO WALK THE SAME WAY HE WALKED: A reflection on John’s first letter

Lucas Coia·April 22, 2024
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ENGAGED BUDDHA: Dispelling the myth of the non-relational Buddha

Contributing Writer·September 9, 2015
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NUGGETS OF INSPIRATION: 8 perennial spiritual questions to contemplate

Forrest Rivers·June 26, 2025
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SPIRITUALITY IN AN AI-DRIVEN WORLD: Finding purpose amid technological change

Contributor·January 27, 2025
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WHAT’S YOUR YES?: Transform compassion fatigue by committing to the positive

Contributor·January 22, 2013
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“FEW WHO FIND IT”: Invoking vastness as an antidote to egotism

Lucas Coia·August 5, 2024
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MAYAN FIRE CEREMONY: Growth and learning during 4 circles around a woodless fire

Carolyn Chilton Casas·October 30, 2024
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ENGAGED BUDDHISM IN INDIA: A conversation with Ven. Sanghasena

Kiva Bottero·July 9, 2012
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TAKE A CHANCE ON LIFE: And find your true purpose

Forrest Rivers·July 27, 2021
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SACRED CREATIVITY: Love your work for the journey it took you on

Christie Leigh Babirad·March 2, 2022
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FULLY ALIVE, ON FIRE BUT NOT CONSUMED: An unlikely chat about God between a bishop and an atheist

Lucas Coia·June 15, 2023
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BRAVE ENOUGH TO BE IT: How St. Francis discovered the meaning of life

Lucas Coia·January 25, 2021
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