Shiva symbolizes removal of negativity of life. Maha Shivratri is transformative constructive destruction in the cycle of life
Rabbi Jason Miller | Posted 03.25.2012
It is certainly more convenient to post a quick sentence or two of condolence on the mourner's Facebook Wall, but that shouldn't preclude us from performing the tradition acts of comforting the mourners.
Posted 11.15.2011
This kinetic sculpture by North Korean artist U-Ram Choe renders organic movements with inorganic elements, creating what the artist calls 'anima-mach...
Wendy Dennis | Posted 12.02.2011
We of the Woodstock generation have long been interested in pushing the limits of self-expression, and our desire to noisily overturn convention is unlikely to stop just because we're facing the big chill.
Posted 11.15.2011
Some say cleanliness is next to godliness, but not Guru Kailash Singh who quit bathing 37 years ago, because he believe he'd be rewarded for his sacri...
Rajan P. Parrikar | Posted 05.25.2011
In this holy place beats the heart of an ancient civilization.
Suzie Heumann | Posted 11.17.2011
Devotion might look like what a student has with a teacher or an aspirant has with a guru. The teacher must be high minded and the guru must be the best kind with the highest goals of the student in mind.
Suzie Heumann | Posted 11.17.2011
In some cultures, over the millennia, inter-sexed people have even been revered as shamans and holy people - they are closer to the ideal of a balanced, universal soul. Think of the Yin/Yang symbol. We all know it. It means 'balance' - male/female balance.
Dean Sluyter | Posted 11.17.2011
We're all in this same leaking, sinking boat. It's always been this way and always will. Yet a few people have managed to remain unperturbed. What can we learn from these sages?
Anju Bhargava | Posted 04.28.2012