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Know What's Happening in Spirituality
Buddhist monastic shares path to present‑moment joy
In a newly translated dialogue, journalist Irmgard Kirchner talks with Santacitta Bhikkhuni, a former avant‑garde dancer now a Theravada monastic. Santacitta describes Buddhism as a healing path that dissolves delusion and attachment, using the four vipallasa to show how misperceptions create stress. She says true joy arises from present‑moment awareness.
The blog reflects on Passion Sunday, marking the start of Passiontide, and highlights the hymn “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded” as a central piece of Lenten worship. It traces the hymn’s origins from a 13th‑century Latin poem attributed to Arnulf of Leuven, through German translation by Paul Gerhardt in 1656, to the widely used English version by James Waddel Alexander in 1830. The post also notes later refinements, such as Robert Bridges’ 1899 Anglican translation, and underscores the hymn’s role in contemporary services during the solemn season leading to Easter.
You must nurture your joy, love, blissfulness, and friendship moment to moment. Only then will they stay beautiful. All the beautiful things in life, if you do not nurture them, they will die. #SadhguruWisdom https://t.co/hY8p6gXA9H
The March 22, 2026 Daily Devo #492 reflects on Ruth 1:16‑17, highlighting Ruth’s choice to follow Naomi despite uncertainty. The author contrasts logical retreat with faith‑driven commitment, emphasizing that true faith means moving forward without guarantees. The post invites readers...
The Financial Times article "Reading Socrates in Silicon Valley" is currently locked behind a subscription wall, offering only a teaser and a series of pricing options. The piece appears to explore philosophical influences on tech culture, but full content is...
Five things I’m grateful for: -God’s love & Grace -A healthy body -Community -Opportunity -This simple view that brings me peace A grateful heart = a joyful heart What are you grateful for? 👇 https://t.co/GDc9G4reys
If I could give my 20-year-old self one piece of advice, it would be to relax. Enjoy the journey. You don't need to push so hard. It will all work out. Wherever you think you need to get to is...
Utrecht Meetup #2 builds on the earlier Meet & Greet, inviting participants to examine beliefs that may not be "paying rent." Attendees are asked to bring one or two personal convictions they suspect are unproductive, fostering hands‑on discussion. The event...
Pope Leo XIV sent a message to the 17th International Forum for the Safeguard of Nature in Treviso, Italy, urging participants from more than 40 countries to work together on climate, social and spiritual challenges. The Holy Father highlighted the...
The post argues that setbacks in personal change aren’t caused by a lack of discipline but by a hidden cognitive mechanism that blocks conscious decisions from reaching the brain’s execution layer. This "entropic" process operates independently of character, effort, or...
President Droupadi Murmu visited the Shri Hit Radha Keli Kunj Ashram in Vrindavan on Friday, holding a spiritual dialogue with revered saint Premanand Maharaj. The encounter, part of a three‑day Uttar Pradesh tour that also included Ayodhya and Mathura, signals...
Dr. Willoughby Britton, a Brown University neuroscientist, founded Cheetah House to support meditators experiencing severe distress such as hyperarousal, dissociation, and psychosis after her research showed meditation outcomes are highly variable. The nonprofit provides evidence‑based peer support, clinician consultation, and...
When we choose love over ego, the heart softens, the world opens— and suddenly, the divine is everywhere, whispering through ordinary things. We begin to live the life that was waiting for us all along, not grasping, not proving, nor worrying— just being. The need to be right...
Buddhist monk Bhante Dam Phommasan, who lost his leg in a violent incident during a cross‑country Walk for Peace, was fitted with a prosthetic leg at Mercer University and took his first public steps this week. The event highlights his...
I posted 4 Reels at the same time, each with its own words-to-repeat phrase. There were 4 colors that could have showed up on your feed, and you got “pink.” 💗 Pink (inspired by roses): release + bloom Words to repeat to...
I posted 4 Reels at the same time, each with its own words-to-repeat phrase. There were 4 colors that could have showed up on your feed, and you got “blue.” 💙 Blue (inspired by bluebells): breathing room Words to repeat to yourself:...
Jen Hatmaker released the March 20, 2026 replay of her AWAKE Collective Live session, inviting listeners to revisit a candid conversation about personal well‑being. The event opened with the simple yet probing question, “How are you, really?” which sparked a rapid, high‑energy...
"Here lies the paradox of solitude. Look long and hard enough at yourself in isolation and suddenly you will see the rest of humanity staring back. Sustained aloneness brings you to a tipping point where the pendulum of life returns...
Drawing a tree – an uncommon and lovely vintage Italian meditation on diversity and resilience through the science and poetry of trees https://t.co/p6CqOfoipu
In this Spring Equinox Inner Sun meditation, the host guides listeners through a 20‑25 minute visualization that aligns personal intentions with the heightened planetary energy of March 20, 2026, including Mercury going direct. The practice emphasizes vivification—infusing visions, resolutions, and...
What makes you makes the universe – Nobel laureate Erwin Schrödinger on quantum physics, Eastern philosophy, and the ongoing mystery of consciousness https://t.co/UfTy1ZFyAp
“they are no longer capable of seeing contemporary reality. the world which they see is not the one that really exists. it is either the one that used to exist or the one that they would wish to have exist.”...
In this reflective episode titled "Sunday Evenings With Godmothers," the host explores the profound influence of godmothers and mentors, weaving personal anecdotes about family, failure, and growth. They discuss how pain and failure can catalyze personal development, the cognitive benefits...
To love or to be loved? If you had to make a choice, what would you choose? xoxo bk Join me live on Zoom every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday—bring your open mind, questions, and filled-in Judge-Your-Neighbor Worksheets. Register: athomewithbyronkatie.com theworkofbyronkatie #byronkatie #innerwisdom #selfhelp #selfinquiry...
This story made me rethink everything I knew about pain and performance: 56-year-old former derivatives executive Daniel Gisler arrived at a Swiss hospital for a procedure that typically demands full sedation. Gisler refused to be sedated. His only shield against pain...
The author, a lifelong athlete and self‑identified perfectionist, enrolled in a free Seattle yoga class taught entirely in Spanish. Struggling with both language and his yoga practice, he discovered that the unfamiliar instructions forced him to stay present, sharpening breath...
The post reflects on Muhammad Iqbal’s teaching that true discipline survives beyond Ramadan’s ritual, emphasizing the cultivation of the self—or *khudi*—as the real test of faith. Iqbal, writing under British‑ruled India, warned against merely borrowing ideas without rebuilding inner strength....
The Morning Dew #489 delivers a daily devotional centered on Job 12:7‑9, urging readers to pause, breathe, and recognize God’s glory in creation. It frames nature—beasts, birds, earth, and sea—as silent teachers that testify to divine sovereignty. The author contrasts modern busyness...
The essay argues that modern mobility has severed people’s ties to specific places, weakening stewardship of local ecosystems. Citing Gary Snyder and Daniel Wildcat, it highlights how a homogenized consumer culture blinds citizens to climate signals such as pollinator loss. Snyder’s...
The piece weaves together five distinct observations: stargazing in Chile’s Atacama desert illustrates how dark‑sky environments can improve mental health, prompting researchers to propose a Night Sky Connectedness Index. A study on insomnia reveals that most people misinterpret heritability, leading...
There are always cues. Subtle signs of a strong proclivity to do something you don't fully understand why. You have to be present enough to notice them, listen, and be brave enough to act on them. Life happens once. And the...
The #Buddha described an undistracted mind as a beautiful state of calm, which occurs when the mind is steady, composed, unifed and concentrated. This is Samadhi. #mindfulness https://t.co/Q46kKIndsa
The post argues that true freedom comes from accepting personal limits rather than striving for perfection in every area. It emphasizes that being brilliant in some domains while ordinary in others is not a flaw but a realistic self‑view. The...
One of the gifts from hard personal challenges is the opportunity to connect with humans on a deeper and more honest level. For me, being totally open is one of the best feelings in life.
Brother Dinh Thanh recounts a recent pilgrimage in Vietnam that follows Thich Nhat Hanh’s footsteps, centering on the Root Temple of Tu Hieu and the forest of Phuong Boi. He uses the classic song “This Bitter Earth” to illustrate the...
The post reflects on how Israel’s wartime conduct is eroding Jewish self‑identification, as rabbis confess that Zionist symbolism now overshadows their faith. It draws parallels between this crisis and the United States’ own identity turmoil under Trump‑era politics, where religious...
People who go deep enough into any one spiritual tradition tend to arrive at something that looks remarkably similar across all of them.
Recent books and essays argue that relentless pursuit of GDP growth accelerates ecological and social crises. Authors like Timothée Parrique and Kohei Saito call for a degrowth mindset, while psychologists highlight the cultural addiction to speed. Mindfulness scholar Andrew Olendzki suggests shifting from...
Being Triggered Does Not Signify A Failure In Healing. True Healing Is The Ability Pause And Choose A Different, More Conscious Response.
Carl Jung on how to live and the origin of his famous tenet for navigating uncertainty https://t.co/AjaTkfiKft
The author reflects on a recent conference talk about Christian revival, arguing that believers have lost moral direction and become passive, allowing other ideologies to fill the void. A audience member questioned whether Christians should wait for divine instruction rather...
Pope Leo XIV announced that presidents of all episcopal conferences will meet in Rome in October 2026 to reassess family ministry in light of Amoris Laetitia’s ten‑year legacy. The summit aims at synodal discernment amid rapid cultural shifts affecting Catholic...
The article imagines conscious, human‑like AI agents that can be precisely backed up and restored, turning what we call death into a reversible process akin to loading a saved game. It explores scenarios where an AI “dies” in an accident...
Maria Popova’s latest essay on The Marginalian reflects on forgiveness after a friend shared Lucille Clifton’s poem “blessing the boats.” Using Clifton’s line as a prompt, Popova writes a lyrical piece that likens forgiveness to the tide’s endless, gentle work, turning...
The article examines how people raised Christian who adopt Zen Buddhism bridge two spiritual traditions. It highlights post‑World War II Catholic priests in Japan who studied with Zen masters such as Hugo Enomiya‑Lassalle and Yamada Kōun, creating a lasting Zen‑Christian exchange. The...
Mike Foster’s newsletter explores the Q7 primal question – “Do I have a purpose?” – and defines the “Scramble” as the chaotic reaction when that need isn’t met. Q7s either freeze in endless dreaming or over‑commit to every cause, both...
The essay argues that human ignorance has historically powered imagination, giving rise to myths, religions, and early social structures, as noted by Vico and Nietzsche. Modern science, driven by a relentless will to knowledge, has delivered unprecedented benefits but also...
Marcus Aurelius: 7 Harsh Truths About Life That Most People Ignore (And Pay For Later) https://t.co/fwnnxRh6Gs
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha attended Shri Raghunath Ji’s Jammu Aarti and called on communities to organise daily or weekly evening aartis along the region’s riverbanks. He framed the ritual as a conduit for cultural renewal, youth empowerment and a catalyst...
God really fulfills the desires of our hearts: Psalms 37:4 Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart ❤️. So don’t limit yourself 💯
In Day Thirty‑Nine of his "Radically Genuine" series, Dr. Roger McFillin asks why people fear God and argues that this fear is a product of religious conditioning rather than divine intent. He frames the question as part of a broader...
