Rebirth

Sensing Spring: A New Beginning

Lilian Cheung, D.Sc., R.D. | Posted 04.05.2012

Lilian Cheung, D.Sc., R.D.

As spring so fragrantly reminds us, we stand at the threshold of life. We are constantly transforming and therefore capable of wondrous things. To embrace this gift, all we need to do is show up, truly and fully.

The Meaning Of Life (And Death)

Omid Safi | Posted 05.30.2012

Omid Safi

Many traditions speak of the need to be "born again," and we forget that between the first birth and the second birth -- the birth in Spirit, the birth in love -- there is a "death." That death is what the Prophet is talking about, and what Rumi talks about.

The Faithful Shopper: More March Madness!

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 05.14.2012

Faith Hope Consolo

It's March Madness again! And regular readers know that I'm not referring to basketball, but the new shops for spring so that we can refresh our wardrobes.

The Dark Night of the Soul

Guy Finley | Posted 03.06.2012

Guy Finley

It's really quite clear: Nothing created lives outside the laws of this grand cycle of reciprocity.

Find Lasting Comfort In Times Of Temporary Changes

Guy Finley | Posted 01.08.2012

Guy Finley

The ground over which these leaves race remains the same; it provides the stage upon which an infinite number of characters interact with one another, yet never really change anything other than their places.

Using the 9/11 Documentary Rebirth to Repair Lives

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 11.11.2011

Marcia G. Yerman

The documentary Rebirth begins with a sound familiar to New Yorkers. It's the audio theme for the "all news all the time" radio station 1010 WINS.

Weekend Plans: Dragsters, Pigs And Mazes

Posted 11.09.2011

As happy as Chicago may be to find a break in the sweltering heat this week, seasoned pros know the blustery breezes of fall foreshadow the creeping a...

Saki Knafo

The Challenge Of Chronicling Life After 9/11

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 11.09.2011

Of all the documentaries about Sept. 11, none is more intimate than "Rebirth," a new film that draws its drama not from the cataclysmic nature of the ...

The Evolving Understanding Karma

Thomas David DuBois | Posted 10.13.2011

Thomas David DuBois

Buddhism has no single dogmatic view of karma. Unlike Western religious traditions, Buddhism is extremely fluid in its teaching, and assumes that people will gradually move towards more sophisticated understanding of the truth.

Have Your Own Personal Rebirth This Spring

Hale Dwoskin | Posted 11.17.2011

Hale Dwoskin

Both of these exercises can be used any time you feel the need to shine more light into your life and dispel the darkness -- or when you would simply like a quick energetic lift.

Central Park: A Performance in Four Seasons (Spring)

Jack Schimmelman | Posted 05.25.2011

Jack Schimmelman

Winter graciously bows and floats away from the northern hemisphere leaving the stage to Spring. This has not been an easy transition.

Theo Spielberg

Project Rebirth: A Conversation With Jim Whitaker On Rebuilding Ground Zero

HuffingtonPost.com | Theo Spielberg | Posted 05.25.2011

'Rebirth,' a documentary that follows the transformation of five people whose lives were forever altered on September 11, 2001, premiered to a standin...

Right Now Is 2012, The Year We've Been Waiting For

John Selby | Posted 11.17.2011

John Selby

I'm hitting 65 and feeling like this is the second, more mature round of awakening that hit us in 1968 or thereabouts -- it's a whole new world opening up, for all of us. And why?

New Year: The Birthday Of Everything

Donna Henes | Posted 11.17.2011

Donna Henes

New Year is a return to the eternal beginnings. Back to where there is only hope and promise and enthusiastic, well-intentioned energy. Back to the original big-bang-back-seat cosmic conception.

Through Kenny's Eyes

Carol Jones | Posted 11.17.2011

Carol Jones

The dual outcome will be not only to meet him where he is, but to be more closely in touch with my own soul. To uncover the joy and all the good things of the soul. To live them consciously.

Do 'Mad Men' Marry Their Mothers?

Natalie Bencivenga | Posted 11.17.2011

Natalie Bencivenga

As many of you know, the latest season of "Mad Men" recently wrapped with Don shocking us all by proposing to the lovely Megan as his relationship with Betty came crashing down around him.

Autumn: Season of Ripe Maturity

Donna Henes | Posted 11.17.2011

Donna Henes

Autumn is inexorably associated with ripe maturity, harvest and death, as well as the implicit understanding of an eventual rebirth, the offer of resurrection.

How To Thrive Authentically In The New Economy

Arjuna Ardagh | Posted 11.17.2011

Arjuna Ardagh

Here's a shocking question for you now. What if we never, ever go back to where we were? What if the old game is coming to an end, and a different way of relating with each other is emerging?

An Elegy to My Father

Dora Levy Mossanen | Posted 11.17.2011

Dora Levy Mossanen

My father, Sion Levy, was ninety-years-old when he was born again on Thursday, July 8 at 5:30 PM. No, my father was not a born again Christian, but...

Fresh Eggs, Grace, Rebirth, & Popovers

Susie Middleton | Posted 05.25.2011

Susie Middleton

Some days I let gratitude slip away. I forget to be thankful for all the amazing little things in my new life. But most days I pinch myself when I wake up, just to make sure I haven't passed on to another world.

Spring to Life

Christopher Radko | Posted 11.17.2011

Christopher Radko

The longer days of spring bring on a fresh light of transcendence. There seems to always be more to life than I can let in, but that's also what is so exciting. For me, the gift of spring is real freedom.

What Is the Soul?

Paul David Walker | Posted 11.17.2011

Paul David Walker

Imagine there is a place within you that connects directly with the formless intelligence that creates a new world every moment.

Gulf Aid and Concert for the Coast Rock for Cleanup This Weekend

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.25.2011

Karen Dalton-Beninato

Looking to do your part in helping clean up the Gulf of Mexico post-BP Spill while festing?

Pilgrim's Progress: 10 Reasons to be Thankful for New Orleans

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 11.17.2011

Karen Dalton-Beninato

I was taken aback when a CNN commentator conjectured that New Orleans residents are now looking for their "Pound of flesh." Our diaspora is not Shakespeare's Shylock character.

West Side Story: The Original Spanish Version

Louise Mirrer | Posted 05.25.2011

Louise Mirrer

The opening of the current hit revival of West Side Story so close to Easter and Passover is a good reminder of the twists and turns of both theatrical and world history.