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    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

    U.S. Citizens protesting ICE immigration officials in Minneapolis in January 2026 - The World Is Coming Apart: But We Can Save Our Human Family

    OUR WORLD IS COMING APART AT THE SEAMS: But we can save it with kindness

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    3 LIFE LESSONS FROM BREAKFAST: What eating breakfast taught me about mindful living

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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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    ALASKA WINGS: Soaring across the mountains while releasing fear and doubt

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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

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    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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A WAY TO GOD: Thomas Merton’s journey on the Creation Spirituality path

Contributing Writer·June 6, 2016
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THE ROAD TO ENLIGHTENMENT: A sobering voyage

Contributor·February 11, 2015
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MANIFESTATION & MANICURES: Ideas for a witchy ladies’ night

Mel Bender·March 20, 2022
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A NEW HOUSE FOR HUMANITY: Building a house that honours each soul’s dignity

Elliott Robertson·April 30, 2020
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OWN YOUR ANIMAL: Find your power animal to guide yourself to greater expression

Contributing Writer·October 22, 2014
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GOD IS WITHIN US: All the wisdom we will ever need

Rafael Campiz·January 23, 2020
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PRAYER AND MEDITATION: Are these two practices really that different?

Contributor·September 19, 2016
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CREATING RITUAL: 7 easy steps to make 2015 your best year yet

Contributing Writer·October 14, 2014
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IMPROVE YOUR INTUITIVE INTELLIGENCE: A third-eye meditation practice

Melissa Simic·July 12, 2023
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THE HEALING POWER OF FORGIVENESS: Practicing forgiveness transforms your life

David Lusch·November 18, 2019
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MUTUAL AWAKENING AND CULTURAL CHANGE: Talking with Patricia Albere and Jeff Carreira of the Evolutionary Collective

Erica Roberts·September 8, 2014
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SEVEN DAYS AWAY FROM MY LIFE: A week of meditative self-discovery at Esalen Institute

Josh Jones·February 13, 2017
THE ART OF SACRED SPACE Why I stopped resenting church1

THE ART OF SACRED SPACE: Why I stopped resenting church

Bernadette Harris·February 15, 2019
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SUBTLE ACTIVISM: Bring it on! Confrontation as an essential spiritual practice 

Jerry Kvasnicka·March 19, 2017
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CONTAIN YOUR POWER: How to operate internally for greater fulfilment

Contributing Writer·March 10, 2012
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FORGIVING THE UNFORGIVABLE: Effective forgiveness strategies by Master Charles Cannon

Contributing Writer·March 4, 2012
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KARMA YOGA: Wearing away the ego, one toilet at a time

Kiva Bottero·October 12, 2011
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REMEMBERING THE DEAD: How grieving helps and why traditions don’t change

Contributing Writer·August 8, 2012
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LOVING DOGS, LOSING FEAR: Loving-kindness in practice

Kiva Bottero·January 22, 2013
Young boy sitting in a stream, trickling water from a bowl - Spiritual Rituals For Busy People: 9 Mini-Rituals to Do Anywhere

TOO BUSY TO BE SPIRITUAL: 9 mini-rituals you can do anywhere

Mel Bender·December 11, 2022
Illustration of Guru Nanak with musician and holy man - A course in self-mastery

A COURSE IN SELF-MASTERY: Finding God at a small-town Kundalini Yoga retreat

Contributor·June 26, 2018
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MY SUMMER WITH FALUN DAFA: How I discovered new energy through practicing Qi Gong

Contributing Writer·September 19, 2017
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BASICS OF SELF-INQUIRY: Q&A with Vedanta teacher James Swartz

Kiva Bottero·March 28, 2012
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SPIRITUAL KNUCKLEHEAD: An interview with film-yogi James Wvinner

CathLopes·November 16, 2012
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