Today's Spirituality Pulse
Charitable giving highlighted as a path to spiritual fulfillment
Manila Bulletin’s feature “When you give alms…” examines the role of almsgiving in personal growth, while a companion piece “Treasures in heaven” reinforces the theme across two outlets.
One Stitch at a Time
The author recounts sewing an okesa, the traditional Zen ordination robe, as a meditative practice where each stitch serves as a mantra. The painstaking, collaborative effort mirrors the challenges of collective activism and personal resilience amid social upheaval. By intertwining mindfulness, community support, and political engagement, the narrative illustrates how small, intentional actions can culminate in profound transformation. The piece culminates in a call for collective liberation that hinges on refusing to disengage when faced with overwhelming circumstances.
The Whole Problem of Life
In a 1962 letter to Keith Manship, C.S. Lewis explains that spiritual growth follows John the Baptist’s paradox—Christ must increase while the self decreases—yet it unfolds slowly and imperceptibly. He advises Manship to keep performing his ordinary duties, enjoy friendships,...
What's Your Antidote?
Danielle LaPorte released a new Substack post titled “What’s your antidote?” as part of her weekly “Wednesday wisdom” series. The piece encourages readers to identify personal antidotes to life’s challenges and frames self‑reflection as a therapeutic practice. Access is gated...
Occult Podcaster Tobias Nuttall Pleads Guilty to Murder of Fiancée in Perth
Tobias Nuttall, 32, co‑host of the occult‑focused Waking World podcast, pleaded guilty to murdering his fiancée Alisha Lauren Hendren‑Krippner, 30, in Bassendean, Perth. The plea was entered via video link at Stirling Gardens Magistrates Court, and sentencing is set for...
How to Write Yourself Every Day
Write Yourself Every Day (WYED) is a low‑tech journaling method that uses a phone’s voice‑to‑text feature to capture unfiltered inner monologue for ten minutes each day. After recording, the transcript is reread as if it belonged to a fictional character,...
In Her Final Reflections, Jane Goodall Issues a Warning: “Without Hope, We Fall Into Apathy”
Renowned primatologist Jane Goodall passed away at 91 during a U.S. speaking tour, and her posthumous appearance on Netflix’s “Famous Last Words” delivered a stark warning about hope and apathy. In the interview, Goodall framed herself as a messenger tasked...
Embrace Your Edge to Discover Life’s Mystery and Faith
I'm in love with this sentence by Sharon Salzberg: “Whatever takes us to our edge, to our outer limits, leads us to the heart of life's mystery, and there we find faith.”
Love, Forgive, Stay Young: Keys to a Fulfilling Life
“If you can fall in love again and again… if you can forgive as well as forget, if you can keep from growing sour, surly, bitter and cynical… you’ve got it half licked.” Henry Miller on how to grow old and...
National Shrine of St. Therese Inaugurated in Antipolo, Marking New Pilgrimage Hub in Philippines
On March 16, 2026, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle Advincula presided over the solemn Mass that elevated the Parish of St. Therese of the Child Jesus in Antipolo City to a National Shrine. The ceremony, attended by ten bishops including CBCP...
Morning Rituals Clash with Harsh Self‑judgment Online
Woke up after 8 hours of glorious sleep, pulled the ear plugs out of my ears, made coffee, then read, prayed, and meditated on my life and the day ahead. Hopped on X to realize I'm a total loser. https://t.co/Cof2qaAPMB
Embrace Solitude and Inner Truth, Says Heaney
"The true and durable path into and through experience involves being true ... to your own solitude, true to your own secret knowledge." Nobel-winning poet Seamus Heaney's magnificent advice on life https://t.co/m8jbpCDNcV
ADF Appoints First Hindu Chaplain Kamala Sharma‑Wing
Kamala Sharma‑Wing became the Australian Defence Force’s first Hindu chaplain in January 2025, stationed at HMAS Harman. Her historic appointment follows a three‑decade naval career and reflects the ADF’s push for greater religious inclusion.
Receive Grace by Letting Go of Self
The best way to be receptive to Grace is to become less of yourself. #SadhguruQuotes https://t.co/0U9xOAfFi2
Live with Amanda De Cadenet and Anne Lamotte
In this episode, host Amanda de Cadenet chats with Anne Lamott and her husband Neil about their unexpected romance later in life, their shared fascination with death and dying, and the collaborative process behind their new book, *Good Writing: 36...
A Funeral for My Christianity
An introspective essay recounts the author’s growing anger and grief over the perceived death of his personal Christianity. He frames his emotional turmoil as a mourning process, likening it to the “second death of Jesus” within American Christianity. The piece...
Live Fully Now: Simple Joys Before Time Ends
-Get sunlight -Read books -Lift weights -Walk -Slow down -Drink water -Be in community -Pray and read your Bible -Sleep more stress less -Take in the sunset and sunrise -Cook healthy meals -Unplug and disconnect I truly don't think people understand how short our time on earth is until...
Remember Your Growth: Trust Instincts, Keep Pushing
Think about your past, then think about who you've become. You did that. You saw how you wanted your life to change, trusted your instincts, and put in the work to make it happen. Remember that the next time you...
Fight For It • Daily Devo 486
The March 17, 2026 entry of Daily Devotional for Women, titled “Fight For It,” interprets Ecclesiastes 9:11 to emphasize perseverance through faith rather than luck. The post urges readers to trust God’s word even when no visible evidence appears, describing faith...
Prioritize Eulogy Virtues Over Résumé Skills for True Fulfillment
“It occurred to me that there were two sets of virtues, the résumé virtues and the eulogy virtues. The résumé virtues are the skills you bring to the marketplace. The eulogy virtues are the ones that are talked about at...
Future Love Qualia: Unpredictable Emergent Evolution
I'm curious what the equivalent of the qualia of love will be in ~100 years (surprising, emergent property) - it feels (to me) like something I could never have predicted if I were 'guessing how single cell life would unfold'.
What if the Bridge Doesn’t Exist?
The post uses Indiana Jones’s chasm scene to illustrate that faith is not about certainty but about stepping forward when the path is invisible. It defines faith as assurance for unseen outcomes and argues that true faith replaces explanations with courage....
Turn Bad Luck Into Strength with Stoic Wisdom
Marcus Aurelius on the good luck of your bad luck – the Stoic strategy for weathering life's waves and turning suffering into strength https://t.co/D4wpwb2IN4
Stop Discussing Virtue, Start Living It
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, X.16: “To stop talking about what the good man is like, and just be one.” https://t.co/3jfKJnENcp
Embracing the Light with Brianna Ladapo
In this episode of Freedom Council, host interviews Brianna Ladapo, a Harvard‑educated activist and child‑trauma specialist who is also the wife of Florida Surgeon General Joseph Latipo. Brianna discusses how the COVID‑19 pandemic exposed deep societal trauma and censorship, prompting...
Living Is Rare; Most People Merely Exist
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. — Oscar Wilde https://t.co/caQtIwYE1U
Magic vs Psychology Reflects Ego, Not Primary Consciousness
Magic vs psychology is a modern parse. It is of ego consciousness, not primary consciousness. https://t.co/5GQcFWxsFm
Most Male Ambition Is Grief in a Suit
The essay argues that modern men’s ambition often masks underlying grief caused by the loss of a purpose‑driven world once defined by necessity. Grandparents worked because survival demanded it, giving their labor clear meaning, whereas today’s abundance severs that link,...
Absolute Certainty Freezes Your Intelligence
Those who are absolutely sure of everything have put their Intelligence in cold storage. #SadhguruQuotes https://t.co/wHlcGToV7n
Five Minutes Daily Meditation Boosts Well‑Being
The remarkable benefits of 5 min per day of meditation. Which is simply, sitting quietly and observing your own thoughts, stress, etc. not clearing the mind etc. As explained by @RichieJDavidson on the Huberman Lab podcast out now. https://t.co/c9kiY8lycp
The Coherence Trap
The episode "The Coherence Trap" explores how we construct a seamless personal narrative by stitching together fragmented memories, even when those memories feel detached from our emotions. It uses vivid imagery of an old birthday photograph to illustrate the dissonance...
Guard Your Thoughts Like Health, Shape Your Character
Great message from Marcus Aurelius reminding us to guard our thoughts. If our thoughts are filled with resentment, fear, envy or bitterness, those impressions slowly shape our character. They become our emotional baseline. Over time they define how we see the...
We’re Both Universe’s Center and Cosmic Dust
It is a great paradox that individually we are simultaneously everything and nothing. Through our own eyes, we are everything--e.g., when we die, the whole world disappears. So to most people (and to other species) dying is the worst thing...
Called By Name • Daily Devo #485
The March 16 2026 devotional explores the transformative power of names, drawing on four biblical examples where God changes a person’s name to signal a new identity and purpose. Jacob becomes Israel, Gideon is called a mighty man of valor, Simon is...
Finding Meaning: A Conversation with Thought Leaders
On Friday, March 27, I’ll be joined by some wonderful friends for a conversation about one of the most important questions any of us can ask: What makes life meaningful? I’m grateful to have Chris Williamson, Simon Sinek, Rainn Wilson, Chip...
True Courage: Live Authentically, Not Chase Material Comforts
The number 1 regret of the dying: "I wish I had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me." What they did NOT regret (or even mention): - NOT driving a fancy new car - NOT...
Unbounded
Emmy Noether, a pioneering early‑20th‑century mathematician, formulated two groundbreaking theorems linking continuous symmetries to conservation laws, providing the missing mathematical foundation for energy conservation in Einstein’s relativity. Despite lacking a formal position and facing gender discrimination, she taught unofficially, built...
Science-Backed Meditation Tools Boost Brain Health
The new Huberman Lab episode is out: Science-Based Meditation Tools to Improve Your Brain & Health | Dr. Richard Davidson 0:00 Richard "Richie" Davidson 3:33 States of Mind vs Traits 9:06 Wakeful Brain Activity vs Deep Sleep 11:55 Sponsors: David & Eight Sleep 14:31 Brain...
Guard Your Peace: Choose Wisely Who Enters Your Mind
Protecting your peace isn’t avoidance; it’s wisdom. Not everything deserves access to your mind. 🧠✨
Crying in the Multiverse: On the Potential of Possibility as a Literary Device
The article explores how the multiverse concept, rooted in philosophy and quantum physics, has become a powerful literary device for processing grief and identity. It highlights works ranging from James Salter’s existential paradox to contemporary novels like *The Midnight Library*...
Live with Minimal Wants, Become Untouchable
No attachments or aversions When you’re able to go through life with very little needs, desires and or fears, life cannot touch you.
Meditation Clears Mind, Simplifies Life
A favorite quote: “I meditate so that my mind cannot complicate my life” – Sri Chinmoy https://t.co/3Ga0B957bt
The Nature of Intelligence and Selves.
Agüera y Arcas reframes consciousness, free will and intelligence as predictive models rather than illusory constructs. He argues that self‑applied theory of mind, internal randomness, neural instability and selective pruning generate genuine free will without invoking dualism. Consciousness emerges when...
Modern Individualism: From Ancient Silence to Self‑Reflection
Andreessen: 400 years ago it never would have occurred to anybody to be introspective.... The great men of history didn't sit around doing any of this stuff.... Western civilization had to kind of invent the concept of the individual" Marcus Aurelius:...
Unhappiness: Self‑Indulgence That Rejects Outside Perspective
“The unhappy person resents it when you try to cheer him up, because that means he has to stop dwelling on himself and start paying attention to the universe. Unhappiness is the ultimate form of self-indulgence.” — Tom Robbins
The Slow Funeral of Self
The post “The Slow Funeral of Self” urges believers to embrace Christ’s call to die to self‑hood, framing the grave as a doorway to true freedom rather than an end. It draws on Luke 9:23 and biblical examples to illustrate how...
From Self‑Consciousness to Open, Receptive Presence
Go from being self conscious to a conscious self. Shift from a feeling of constriction to one of openness. Become receptive to whatever the moment brings. #mindfulness https://t.co/fnBUl2zRpK
Know Yourself First, Then Seek Understanding
“It is a fault to wish to be understood before we have made ourselves clear to ourselves.” — Simone Weil
Let Go to Make Space for Your Dreams
A Monday morning question for you: What do I need to let go of this year to create space for what I really want?
Daily Courage and Gratitude Turn Tough Seasons Into Growth
Each day gives you a chance to show up with courage, do something meaningful, and push through when it’s hard. A little gratitude and a willingness to grow can turn even the toughest seasons into something that shapes you for the...
Finding and Carrying Your Inner Light
I Touched the Sun – a tender illustrated fable about how to find and bear your inner light https://t.co/I6uFCzCfZO