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Did Religion Create Civilization?

Brad Hirschfield | Posted 07.25.2011

Read More: Architecture, Science and Spirituality, Gobekli Tepe, Science, Sacred, Religion, God, Archeology, Science and Religion, Religion News

In Gobekli Tepe, we have strong evidence that people's need/desire to gather for worship is what created civilization, not the reverse, as was previously assumed.

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The Sacred and the Dead

Robert Koehler | Posted 06.28.2011

Read More: Sacred, Bolivia, Ecology, Rainforest, Pachamama, Indigenous People, Global Warming, Bolivia Law of Mother Earth, Green News

The Bolivian national legislature may be about to birth a stunning global precedent in the creation of an environmentally sane future: establishing legal rights for Mother Earth.

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The Comet

Robert Ellis Gordon | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Lies, Politics, Loyalty, Principle, Sacrifice, Sacred, Body Politic, Tenacity, Devotion, Dogs, Healthy Living News

As it so happens I'm acquainted with the child. She's my eldest niece, Rebecca. This happened back when she was eight, as she painfully, reluctantly came to the conclusion that her Uncle Peter was crazy.

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A Response To Today's Challenges: Sacred Activism And Heart Yoga

Andrew Harvey and Karuna Erickson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Spirituality, Yoga, Buddha, Spiritual, Heart and Mind, Benefits of Yoga, Spiritual Practice, Joy, Sacred, Healthy Living News

Many of us are longing to find more peace and balance in our lives. Reconnect with your own source of inspiration with a relaxing, restorative yoga practice.

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Spring Cleaning for the Soul

Donna Henes | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Purification, Ritual, Water, Spring Cleaning, Spring, Sacred, Prayer, Cleansing, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News

The promise of renewed life prompts us to prepare a sacred and auspicious way for its anticipated arrival. We are moved to purge and purify ourselves, and make a fresh start.

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Varanasi: India's Holy City (PHOTOS)

Rajan P. Parrikar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religion, Pilgrimage, Slideshow, Ghats, Ganges, Holy, Ganga, Hindu, Shiva, Culture, Jain, Varanasi, Sacred, Buddhist, India, Hinduism, Buddhism, Cremation, Sikh, Benaras, Kashi, Stupa, Sarnath, Religion News

In this holy place beats the heart of an ancient civilization.

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Sacrifice: Choosing The Sacred Over the Profane

Scott Schwenk | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Freedom, Breath, Choiceless Awareness, Sacred, Liberation, Morals, Spiritual Path, Awakening, Healing, Inner Compass, Awareness, Profane, Los Angeles News

What if there are no such absolutes as 'right' and 'wrong'?

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Why We Need To Work With Symbols

Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Symbolism, Religion, Internet, Sufism, Dreams, The Bible, Soul, Interconnectedness, Sacred, Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, The Inner Life, Spirituality, Healthy Living News

A symbol is not just an image, but is like a door into the inner world of the soul, through which we can access the energy and meaning that belongs to this sacred dimension of our self.

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The Internet as a Living Symbol of Global Oneness

Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Internet, Social Networks, Global-Unity, Interconnectedness, Oneness, Sacred, Symbols, Communication, Healthy Living News

This first time that I went online I saw in that moment how the Internet could give the whole of humanity direct access to this interconnectedness and global oneness.

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Sex Magic: Fuel Your Dreams Into Reality

Dr. Elsbeth Meuth and Freddy Zental Weaver | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Sexual-Spiritual, Ritual, Partners, Single, Sex Magic, Sacred, Creating Reality, Sexual, Tantric, Tantranova, Orgasmic, Intimate Relationship, Intention, Sexual Energy, Law of Attraction, Creative, Freddy Zental Weaver, Elsbeth Meuth, Healthy Living News

I came across sex magic in the context of my tantric studies and teacher training a number of years ago. I've learned to marry my orgasmic energy with an intention to manifest what I wanted to bring into reality.

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The New Sacred Travel: Labyrinth Pilgrimages

Anne Hill | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sacred, Travel, Labyrinth, Spiritual Practice, Religion, Spirituality, Pilgrimages, Stress Reduction, Style News

Over the past two decades a design revolution has been transforming town plazas, hospital courtyards, public parks, schoolyards and churches all across the country.

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Will A Vow Of Poverty Fill The Void In My Soul?

Jim Luce | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: The Inner Life, Family Man, Franciscan Order, Society of Friends, Sri Lanka, Dartmouth, Guyana, Living Wages, Indonesia, Paul Moore, Cheddi Jagan, Bogota, Prodigal Son, Roman Catholic Priests, Dorothy Day, Phil Donahue Show, Episcopal Church, Sacred, Quakers, Thich Nhat Hanh, Jesuit Order, Abject Poverty, Family Care, Oscar Romero, Katharine Drexel, Kingdom of God, Christianity, Simple Life, Hinduism, Street Children, Frances D. Alleman-Luce, Social Justice, Tikkun Olam, Social Responsibility, Talmud, Mahatma Gandhi, AIDS Orphans, Voluntary Poverty, Vow of Poverty, Planet Earth, Tanzania, Orphans International, Peter Yarrow, Betty Millard, Dalai Lama, East Coast Establishment, Stanford L. Luce, Colombia, Haiti, Good Samaritan, Yale, Benjamin Moore Paints, Episcopal Book of Common Prayer, Tsunami, Wall Street, Developing World, Maryknoll Order, Buddhism, Soul, Andover, Tzedakah, Unitarian, Reformation, Anglicanism, Healthy Living News

As I approach my fiftieth birthday, I am feeling incomplete. Part of me - my soul? - is still missing. In secular terms, I think I am not yet in tou...

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U2'S SACRED PILGRIMAGE: 'I found grace, it's all that I found'

Cathleen Falsani | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Daniel Lanois, Larry Mullen, Gospel Music, Pilgrimage, Morocco, Adam Clayton, No Line on the Horizon, U2, Sacred, Fez, The Edge, Bono, Video, Healthy Living News

Without a line on the horizon, we may feel like there is no limit to how far we can go. But it also makes the seas difficult to navigate. That is, in...

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The Raisin Years: Slowing Down in the Fast Lane

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: The Balanced Life, Mother Nature, Inner Life, Health, Sacred, Raisin Years, Slowing Down, Happiness, Dr Judith Rich, Personal Health, Healthy Living News

OK, I have to admit. This title is somewhat misleading. As a self-proclaimed new citizen of The Raisin Years, I have not yet learned how to slow d...

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