2011 November/December
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The Art Inside You
The world needs our creativity, compassion, and intuitive intelligence. Today it is essential that we sense the interconnectedness of our world. Whatever happens to any one of us —…Tags:
• Yoga
• Kundalini
• Creativity
• Art
• Intuition
• Meditation
Cold Turkey
At first, being vegetarian was great, and when I say great at first, I’m really referring to the time between making the conscious decision to forever swear off meat and the 22 hou…Tags:
• Food
• Nutrition
• Vegetarianism
• Veganism
• Supplements
Where Hoarding Comes From
An old man was nearing his death. He had spent his life hoarding riches and was panicked at the thought of leaving it behind. So he began to pray and lo and behold, an angel appear…Tags:
• Science
The Increasingly Transcendent Spirit of Rice Beer
Consider the following from the Beverage Tasting Institute:Clear with a nickel cast. Bright honeyed Asian pear, ripe pineapple husk, and delicate lemongrass and anise aromas follow…Tags:
• Food
The Good Places of Friendship
In A Blue Fire, archetypal psychologist James Hillman writes about the relationship between trust and betrayal. According to Hillman, our fear of betrayal can cause us to try to pr…Tags:
• Friendship
Thanks, Tide!
The Tide commercial hit me. In times of disaster, people turn to the most basic of human needs — and one of those that I had never thought about is clean clothes. The Tide Lo…Thanks, Monsanto (I Think)
In May 2010, in response to the earthquake in Haiti, Monsanto announced a $4 million hybrid-seed donation in coordination with the Haitian Ministry of Agriculture. As reported on M…The Gospel According to Dad
I have a son named Jesus. Perhaps thou hast heard of him. Perhaps thou hast read the quartet of eyewitness account of his life, written by Matthew (“The Cute One”), Mark (“The Funn…Getting into the Spirit of 2012
The winter solstice on December 21, 2012, is said to synchronize with the end of a 5,125-year cycle in the Mayan calendar. Although no one knows how the Mayan prophecies will unfol…Poetry: Canticle on Matthew 6 in Wartime
Canticle on Matthew 6 in Wartimeby Jennifer AtkinsConsider the missing lilies, the trees stripped of leaves and burnt, the grass trampled to dust.Consider the crows of the air, wha…Tags:
• Poetry
How to Let Go of Relationship Baggage
Most of us look back on our past relationships and see them as failures. We allow that belief to weigh us down, and it becomes the “baggage” we carry forward. We somehow think that…Tags:
• Relationship Advice
Most Spiritual Spa 2011: Haramara Retreat Center
Religious faith can turn any place or building or gathering into a potential source of healing. But for those who have lost religious faith or never had it the question becomes: Wh…Better Souls than Roles: An Interview with Ram Dass
Ram Dass, which means “servant of God,” was born Richard Alpert into a Jewish family in Newton, Massachusetts, in 1931. He earned a PhD in psychology at Stanford and began his spir…How a Bad Economy Makes Us Feel Better Than Average
Here’s a surprising thought: as the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, each of us is more likely to rate ourselves as being farther above average. That’s the surprising messa…Lighting Against Seasonal Affective Disorder
As the days grow darker in the fall and winter, so do our moods. The shift is nature’s way of making us conserve energy for what would naturally be times of scarcity. But of course…Connections
Transformative Travel: Greenland
For us today, as for ancient man, the four classic elements ― earth, wind, water, and fire ― are at the root of many religious beliefs and ways of life. For the Thule Inuit people …Tags:
• Travel
Columns
The Essence of Forgiveness
Forgiveness is not so much an act as an attitude.
Tags:
• Forgiveness