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August 2022

August 18, 2022
If you are interested in interspirituality, you have to ask one key question before you...
August 15, 2022
Why is that? I have an educated guess. First, some background. I consider myself a...
August 11, 2022
When I am curious about something, I call people; strangers, who often end up becoming...
August 08, 2022
About five years ago, I met an Episcopalian priest for coffee. I was a newly...
August 04, 2022
In a previous article, I defined ‘interspirituality’ as the “exploration of the immaterial or sentient...
August 01, 2022
What is interspirituality? I’ve studied the pioneers in this field, including Brother Wayne Teasdale (a...

July 2022

July 27, 2022
One of my favorite definitions of ‘love’ comes from M. Scott Peck. He said that...
July 25, 2022
‘Spiritually independent.’ That’s what a man called himself in response to my article about dropping...
July 21, 2022
I was proudly ‘spiritual but not religious’ for twenty years. Here’s why I stopped calling...
July 19, 2022
A stretched mind will not return to its original form. I learned that the hard...
July 15, 2022
Hatha Yoga is traditionally defined as a part of Raja Yoga. It is comprised of...
July 14, 2022
Raja means king or emperor. In the cultural context of ancient India, being king or...
July 12, 2022
The word Gnana (sometimes spelled Jnana) means wisdom or knowledge. Gnana Yoga is the path...
July 06, 2022
Karma Yoga is known as the yoga of cause and effect or the yoga of...
July 05, 2022
The word Bhakti means devotion. Originally, the Bhakti Yoga approach was based on human emotions,...

June 2022

June 30, 2022
Reading has fueled my spiritual life. Here’s how my approach has changed over time.
June 27, 2022
Mr. Rogers and the Dalai Lama are great examples of faith leaders who’ve led with...
June 23, 2022
Using metaphors to tap into your reservoirs of knowledge and experience will help you create...
June 20, 2022
Looking for inner peace? These three principles may help.
June 16, 2022
Intrafaith, interfaith, multifaith and interspirituality mean very different things. Yet, they are sometimes used interchangeably...
June 13, 2022
Being bullied clouds the soul. It caused me to make bad choices. And it's hard...
June 08, 2022
Whether or not you believe in God—and I know of many non-religious people who use...
June 06, 2022
When done right, dialogue can ease tensions, reduce anxiety, build trust, increase empathy, and change...
June 01, 2022
The victims, their families, the gun culture that brought this on, and the gun safety...

May 2022

May 30, 2022
People say they want change. Here's what they want instead.
May 26, 2022
What individuals, places of worship, society and the press can do to counter the spread...
May 23, 2022
The dangers of idolizing people seem to be equally true about the admiration of gurus...
May 21, 2022
Words of hope, comfort, and inspiration from the Lakota tradition, St. Francis, the Bhagavad Gita,...
May 18, 2022
People who say they believe in science seem to have forgotten what separates science and...
May 16, 2022
The us vs. them paradigm is spreading and rage is being cultivated across the board…...
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