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Paul Wilkes: Art of Confession: Jesuit and Buddhist Approaches to Confession Call up in your mind a person who has helped you or with whom you feel a deep kinship. Wish them well, send beams of light and good wishes into their lives. www.huffingtonpost.com
Spirit Journeys Schedules a New Workshop - The Wisdom of Desire Spirit Journeys, a gay vacations organization that offers personal and spiritual growth opportunities for the gay community, has scheduled the workshop titled The Wisdom of Desire.New Mifford, NJ (PRWEB) February 01, 2012 Participants are invited to a passionate, playful and profound exploration of desire, its role in life, and its potential to set people free. ... news.yahoo.com
Book Review - The Mind's Own Physician The Mind's Own Physician: A Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama on the Healing Power of Meditation provides a fascinating overview of the current scientific findings on the benefits of meditation and mindfulness practice, including how they impact the brain and facilitate healing. www.bellaonline.com
Simran Jeet Singh: Internal Diversity and Intra-Faith Conversations Internal diversity is the norm -- no religious community is homogenous. www.huffingtonpost.com
Of Faith: A widening of the window into spiritual life Martha's Vineyard is home to diverse houses of worship. According to a schedule of services published weekly in The Times, more than 28 congregations meet regularly year-round. This is the sixth in a continuing series in which The Times profiles Island houses of worship. www.mvtimes.com
5 Responses to “Are Eastern religions a good alternative to Western ones?” If you ask Rick Santorum he’d say no, because Christianity is the only true way a human should live — there is no “good alternative” to the truth. www.dailynexus.com
Gadadhara Pandit Dasa: My Religion Is Better Than Yours We need to give up our sectarian views and abandon the thought that only the people of my tradition have been blessed and that all others have been condemned. www.huffingtonpost.com
Baptist Press Stories for Jan. 11 2012 --------------------------------------- Chinese city's sex trade meets firm but ... EDITOR'S NOTE: Human Trafficking Awareness Day is being marked today, Jan. 11, nationally and internationally. CHINA (BP) -- The young Chinese woman steps from a back room into the soft, pink light of the small brothel. She adjusts her short dress and black stockings. www.sbcbaptistpress.org
Anderson: A nation of all religions A column recently appeared on this page under the rather portentous heading: “Is America a Christian nation?” Such a question in my view displays either a fundamental failure to comprehend basic American civic law or a fundamental rejection of it. In any case, each can be seen as another unfortunate failure in the education of a people on the core question of who we are. www.news-journal.com
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