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Spiritual Practice

An Introduction To Kabbalah, Part 4: Kabbalah As A Spiritual Practice

Jay Michaelson | Posted 11.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Mysticism, Symbolism, Magic, Jay Michaelson, Meditation, Kabbalah, Spirituality, Spiritual Practice, Religion, The Inner Life, Living News
Jay Michaelson

Kabbalah enables the "receiving" of more and more of reality, with more and more depth and sensitivity. Let's see how this works, in each of its three streams.

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Pop Spirituality: Why Heaven And Earth Can Never Meet

Natasha Dern | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living

Read More: The Inner Life, New Age Spirituality, Esoteric, Religion, Mind.Body.Soul, Wisdom, Knowledge, Soul, Health, Ego, Body, New Age, Natasha Dern, Mind, Spirituality, Spiritual Practice, Living News
Natasha Dern

As more and more people mastered New Age terminology, frivolous concepts entered the marketplace -- becoming the opium of choice for escaping the realities of daily life.

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Sweat Lodge Deaths & Self-Help Gurus: A Question of Accountability

Jonathan Ellerby | Posted 10.29.2009 | Home

Read More: Breaking News, Sedona, Spiritual Practice, Sweat Lodge Deaths, Home News
Jonathan Ellerby

A Tragic Call To Attention The recent and tragic events that involved three deaths and more than 19 injured and emotionally traumatized at a James Ra...

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Bubble Boy and Sweat Lodge Deaths Raise Larger Questions about the Qualifications of James Ray and Self-help Gurus.

Jonathan Ellerby | Posted 10.29.2009 | Home

Read More: Native American Spirituality, Sedona, Spiritual Practice, Sweat Lodge Deaths, Home News
Jonathan Ellerby

As a long time participant of Sweat Lodges and fasting traditions, I was deeply sadden by the tragic deaths and injuries sustained at the James Ray Sp...

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CEO Secrets Part Two: A Meditation Practice

Paul David Walker | Posted 10.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Yoga, Business Life, Healthy Living, Ceos, Meditation, Living, Business Leadership, Spiritual Practice, Living News
Paul David Walker

Meditation is a powerful tool for those who are creating the future. It helps with idea generation and stress reduction. If you are a leader, you need both to be successful.

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No Impact Week: An Exercise in Mindfulness

Kay Goldstein | Posted 10.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Colin Beavan, Mindfulness, Meditation, No Impact Week, No Impact Man, No Impact, Sustainability, Spiritual Practice, Green News
Kay Goldstein

As I read the No Impact Guide my spirit lightened. We were being asked to pay attention, be honest with ourselves and let go of preconceived notions, even our concept of what we need to make ourselves happy.

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Are Sweat Lodges Risky?

Jonathan Ellerby | Posted 10.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Living News, Self Help, Sweat Lodge, Health, Spirituality, Spiritual Practice, Arizona-Sweat-Lodge-Deaths, Living News
Jonathan Ellerby

A well run lodge and lodge leader follow strict, well understood conditions, practices and patterns of behavior. When tradition is followed there is nothing dangerous about a Sweat Lodge.

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Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Spiritual Transformation, Personal Change, Spiritual Practice, Living News
Deepak Chopra

You can change your body through consciousness, because despite its physical appearance, your body is the product of consciousness to begin with.

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Peace Is Present in Each Moment

John Morton | Posted 10.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Spituality, John Morton, Spirit, Spiritual Awakening, Challenge, Peace, Spiritual Practice, Living News
John Morton

Peace is an energy that's in harmony with all things, even when we are not aware of it. It's present in each and every circumstance. Even in a disturb...

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Is There A Formula for Happiness?

Tara Stiles | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Meditation, Meditation Practice, Spiritual Practice, Happiness, Tara Stiles, Tara Stiles Video, Living News
Tara Stiles

I was talking with a friend about what we were going to have for dinner, and out of nowhere a "deep" conversation about happiness showed up at the table.

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There Is a Beauty Within You #4: Sculpting Tools for Freeing the Angel Within

Bob Lingvall | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Psychological Health, Present Moment, Meditation, Michelangelo, Spirituality, Spiritual Practice, Devotion, Intention, Living News
Bob Lingvall

Michelangelo had the eyes of an artist, able to see an angel where others saw only stone. We want to see compassionate, blissful awareness where others see only flesh and blood.

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The New Sacred Travel: Labyrinth Pilgrimages

Anne Hill | Posted 09.24.2009 | Style

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

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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Chautauqua Institution Spotlights Compassion

Amy Novogratz | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Karen Armstrong, Religion, Charter for Compassion, TED Prize, Chautauqua Institution, Spirituality and Politics, Religious Freedom, Religious Tolerance, Spiritual Practice, Living News
Amy Novogratz

We hope that thousands of leaders from all religions, will agree to the Charter for Compassion, add their signatures and address their congregations on compassion.

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Spiritual Sex: Begin the Practice

Linda E. Savage | Posted 09.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Sexual Energy, Dr. Linda E. Savage, Linda E. Savage, Sex, Spiritual Sex, Tantra, Love Making, Sexual, Sacred Sexuality, Ecstatic Sex, Sexuality, Sacred Sex, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Living News
Linda E. Savage

When we rouse sexual energy, it is like a sleeping serpent come to life: the Kundalini. Sexuality is much more than a physical act; it is energy within our bodies.

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Finding Happiness in Whatever We Do

John Morton | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Success, John Morton, Spirit, Work, Choosing, Blessing, Spiritual Practice, Choice, Happiness, Living News
John Morton

So if you are not happy with what you are doing, it may be a sign that you have a bad attitude. Just correct your attitude.

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The Four Noble Truths

Noah Levine | Posted 08.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Vipassana, Jack Kornfield, Dharma Punx, Teacher, Living News, Steven Levine, Psychology, Meditation, Nirvana, Mahayanan, Theravadan, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Noah Levine, Belief, Againt the Stream, Punk Rock, Rebel, Insight, Mindfulness, Spiritual Practice, Samsara, Buddhism, Suffering, Recovery, Living News
Noah Levine

The Buddha taught that life by its very nature is unsatisfactory, that some level of difficulty exists for all unenlightened beings in creation.

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The Four Noble Truths of the Revolutionary Path to Freedom

Noah Levine | Posted 08.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Jack Kornfield, Dharma Punx, Vipassana, Steven Levine, Punk Rock, Nirvana, Rebel, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Psychology, Noah Levine, Teacher, Spiritual Practice, Againt the Stream, Insight, Suffering, Mindfulness, Meditation, Samsara, Buddhism, Belief, Recovery, Mahayanan, Theravadan, Living News
Noah Levine

The first teachings the Buddha gave after his enlightenment were the four noble truths. This giving of the truths is often referred to as the setting in motion of the wheel of Dharma.

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Spiritual Toolbox: Meditation, Including the Kitchen Sink

Anne Dilenschneider | Posted 08.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Healthy Eating, Sinkies, Conscious Eating, Hospitality, Consciousness, Cooking, Meditation, Spirituality, Spiritual Practice, Thich Nhat Hanh, Living News
Anne Dilenschneider

Here are two ways to allow everything -- including the kitchen sink -- to be an invitation to notice and be thankful for our lives. Even lighting a candle can be meditative.

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Spiritual Toolbox: Meditation - Walking in the World

Anne Dilenschneider | Posted 08.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Philip Zimbardo, Walking, Consciousness, Annie Dillard, Spiritual, Meditation, Meditation Practice, Spirituality, Spiritual Practice, Living News
Anne Dilenschneider

Go for a walk. When you take a step with your left foot, breathe the word "Glory." When you take a step with your right foot, breathe the word "Amen."

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Saying "Yes" Begins by Saying "No" -- The Datebook as a Tool for Spiritual Life

Anne Dilenschneider | Posted 08.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Priorities, Datebook, Spiritual Life, Spirituality, Spiritual Practice, Spiritual, Living News
Anne Dilenschneider

The datebook is one of our best allies in the quest for living a spiritual life, because a datebook/PDA/calendar is something our society accepts as virtually unassailable and beyond question.

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Saying "Yes" Begins by Saying "No" -- How to Conduct an Inventory

Anne Dilenschneider | Posted 08.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Datebook, Spiritual Life, Spirituality, Spiritual Practice, Spiritual, Emotional Freedom, Inner Peace, Living News
Anne Dilenschneider

Each of us has to be clear about where our life is centered. Without this sense of center, we will say "yes" just to please others or be to be "nice."

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Spiritual Toolbox: "Yes" Begins by Saying "No"

Anne Dilenschneider | Posted 08.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Commitments, Priorities, Spiritual Practice, Wholehearted, Spiritual, Commitment, Happiness, Living News
Anne Dilenschneider

What I've discovered is that my "Yes" sometimes does not allow anyone else the opportunity to say their own "Yes." If I have said "Yes," why should anyone else volunteer?

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The One Secret to Making the Most of Unwanted Downtime

Jay Michaelson | Posted 07.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Yoga, Economic Downturn, Personal Growth, Personal Health, Discipline, Meditation, Diet, Buddhism, Recession, Spirituality, Spiritual Practice, Living News
Jay Michaelson

The secret to spiritual practice is doing it precisely when you don't feel like doing it. When such thoughts matter most is when they are the hardest to summon up.

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The Upside of Stress

Gary Zukav | Posted 06.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Healing, Emotional Intelligence, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Stress, Living News
Gary Zukav

The dynamic is the same whether the change appears minor, major, or ultimate -- resistance to change, not change itself, creates stress.

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The Best Spiritual Practice: Does Practice Make Perfect?

Jonathan Ellerby | Posted 05.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Spiritual Awakening, My Spiritual Journey, Spiritual Path, Meditation Practice, Spiritual Practice, Spirituality, Spiritual, Living News
Jonathan Ellerby

The same way some people love to read and others love to run; some love chocolate and some love vanilla; not every spiritual practice is for everyone. Pick something and stick with it!

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