Today's Spirituality Pulse
Almsgiving framed as spiritual wealth in Manila Bulletin
The Manila Bulletin piece explores the practice of giving alms as a means to cultivate inner meaning, linking charitable acts to the promise of heavenly treasure. The story was reported by two separate Business sections, underscoring its relevance.
New Times of India Opinion Calls Solitude a Core Spiritual Discipline
A May 5, 2026 opinion article in Times of India's Speaking Tree column frames solitude as a deliberate teacher and discipline of silence, urging practitioners to embrace isolation for deeper inner development. The piece details personal experience in Ladakh and warns against letting ego dominate the silent retreat.
Nothing Ends
The Minimalists’ essay "Nothing Ends" uses a rainy funeral scene to illustrate the impermanence of material attachments and life milestones. The narrator reflects on how familiar places have changed, how careers and dreams feel hollow, and how grief forces a...
Follow the Evidence: A Leading Neuroscientist Rethinks Consciousness and Why It Matters Now
Renowned neuroscientist Christof Koch announced at a 2026 Porto symposium that he no longer believes the brain creates consciousness, but rather channels a fundamental property of reality. He cites the hard problem of consciousness, quantum‑mechanical paradoxes, and anomalous experiences as...
Soften.
In her May 6, 2026 Substack post, Danielle LaPorte releases “Soften,” a short audio piece urging listeners to embrace gentleness in daily decisions. The episode blends personal anecdotes with practical tips for reducing self‑criticism and fostering compassionate action. LaPorte highlights three core practices—pause,...
We Are the Red Rebelles
The post launches the “Red Rebelles” movement, positioning the second Gene Key’s feminine frequency as a catalyst for personal and societal transformation. It argues that an inner rebellion—recalibration of one’s own compass—will drive change more effectively than external protest. Practical...
Live the Gospel: Love, Service, and Faithful Action
Good morning ☀️ Lately I’ve been asked where to start in the Bible, and I always come back to the Gospels Matthew, Mark, and Luke because that’s where you truly meet Jesus. This morning, as I finished the book of Mark, I...
Sunshine and Green Leaves
The article uses a simple apple‑juice metaphor to explain how meditation works: just as pulp settles and the liquid clears after resting, the mind becomes calm when given space. It argues that true and false mind are one, warning that...
How to Stay in the Present Moment in Everyday Life: 5 Simple Habits
The article outlines five practical habits for cultivating present‑moment awareness in daily life, ranging from single‑tasking to using a simple mental cue like “Now I am ….” It emphasizes slowing down routine actions, limiting early‑day digital consumption, and employing a...
You’re Not Behind; You’re Evolving.
girls in their 30s be like “omg I’m so behind” but they’ve healed their inner child, stopped people-pleasing, left that toxic job, started therapy, traveled to 50 countries, own real estate, have financial freedom, found joy in being alone and will...
True Freedom: Let Go, Nothing Truly Belongs to You
Marcus Aurelius wrote this over 1800 years ago: “What are you afraid of losing, when nothing in the world actually belongs to you?”
5 May 2026 ~ 3 Good Things
On May 5, 2026, Emily Gaines Demsky posted a short reflective piece titled “3 Good Things,” listing three personal highlights: her mother’s birthday (and the shared birthday with her grandmother), tacos with a friend named Ana, and a new large glass mixing...
Renew Your Mind to Discern God’s Perfect Will
Romans 12:2: Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect
Life Starts When Survival Becomes a Given
Human Life does not end with survival. Human Life begins only when survival is taken care of. #SadhguruQuotes https://t.co/ZvGqIa9ENB
Janell Rae Launches Debut Book ‘Satori’ Introducing Energy Intelligence Method™
Energy healer and researcher Janell Rae released her debut book, Satori: Awakening to Your Truest Self Through Energy Intelligence, on May 4, 2026. The work unveils her proprietary Energy Intelligence Method™ and positions the text as a bridge between conventional...
John Lennox Reveals Faith, Danger, and Miracles
https://t.co/oKohRd2bpi John Lennox Shares His Life Story: Faith, Danger & Miracles with Dr. James Tour
Kierkegaard on How to Channel Anxiety Into Creativity
Søren Kierkegaard’s 1844 treatise "The Concept of Anxiety" frames anxiety as the dizzying awareness of unlimited freedom and possibility. He argues that anxiety is inseparable from the act of creating oneself and the world, acting as both a destabilizing force...
Tricycle Adds Lin Wang Gordon’s Four‑Elements Meditation to Dharma Talks Archive
Tricycle's online Dharma Talks archive includes a video teaching by meditation instructor Lin Wang Gordon that guides listeners through a four‑elements practice. The addition expands the nonprofit’s collection of accessible Buddhist teachings for readers seeking practical spiritual tools.
Toxic Church Advice I Kept Hearing... And I Hate that Breaking It Actually Changed Everything
The author debunks five common pieces of church advice that hinder personal spiritual growth, such as relying on sermons, waiting for a feeling of being led, and treating attendance as sufficient. He argues that authentic faith requires direct, disciplined Bible...
How to Work Out What You Want
After a recent divorce, the author reflects on mortality and the difficulty many have in defining what they truly want from life. She argues that discovering personal desires isn’t a strategic exercise but an observational one, and shares five practices...
Experience a Live, Guided Deep Dive Into The Work
Join me for this live, hands-on, and deep dive into the practice of The Work on Monday, May 11, 2026, 9:00–11:15 a.m. Pacific Time. xoxo bk This event is hosted live on Zoom. Register: https://thework.com/athomeevent/lets-do-the-work-event/ Byron Katie guides participants through doing their...
Chop Wood, Carry Water, Care for Your Mother
The author recounts caring for a mother dying of Lewy‑body dementia while grappling with personal loss and job instability. He describes how persistent frustration threatened his ability to be present, turning caregiving into a draining routine. By applying three decades...
Cambridge Researchers Reveal How the Brain’s Default Mode Network Shapes Personal Consciousness
Peter Coppola and Emmanuel Stamatakis of the University of Cambridge released a study showing the brain’s default mode network generates individualized conscious signatures. Using fMRI on 16 volunteers, the research highlights how personal meaning emerges from neural activity, a discovery...
Psychedelic Science Breakthrough: Increased Brain Entropy From Psilocybin Predicts Lasting Psychological Insight and Well-Being
Researchers at UCSF and Imperial College London reported that a single high dose of psilocybin (25 mg) triggers a rapid surge in brain signal entropy, which correlates with heightened psychological insight the next day and sustained improvements in well‑being up to...
Issue #245: When You Get the Message, Hang Up the Phone
The author recounts a recent two‑day Reiki training and a holotropic breathwork session in Ojai, describing the immersive rituals and personal breakthroughs experienced during the workshops. The narrative highlights the growing appeal of alternative wellness practices, noting the significant time...
The Greatest Legacy For Future Generations
The newsletter revisits Kanzo Uchimura’s 1894 lecture that defines four kinds of legacy—money, business, thoughts, and a noble, courageous life—concluding that the most attainable legacy is a sincere life lived with integrity. Glasp aligns its mission with the last two...
Healing Deep Wounds While Managing Everyday Life
It's honestly so simple. Just heal your family trauma, regulate your nervous system, break your addictions, process centuries of cultural trauma, repair your attachment style, reparent your inner child, and develop a spiritual practice that dissolves the boundaries between self and...
Former IndyCar Driver Sam Schmidt On The Power Of Purpose
Former IndyCar champion Sam Schmidt explains how a defined purpose transformed his post‑racing ventures. He details the shift from pure competition to purpose‑driven leadership at Schmidt Peterson Motorsports and his venture‑building portfolio. By embedding purpose into hiring, sponsorship negotiations, and...
Own Your Mistakes, Unlock Real Growth
This quote never fails to humble me. And I keep coming back to it for a reason. When something goes wrong again and again, the tempting move is to look outward: The deadline. The market. The team. The timing. At some point I have to ask:...
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Nears 70, Highlights Global Healing Mission
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder of the Art of Living, is approaching his 70th year and continues to champion a global healing agenda. From a 350‑acre campus near Bengaluru to peace initiatives in Colombia, Iraq and Sri Lanka, his...
Medidojo Adds Zen Coach Dan Zigmond as Investor and Advisor for Dojo Platform
Medidojo, Inc. announced that Dan Zigmond, a Soto Zen teacher and former product leader at Google, Meta and Apple, has joined as an investor and advisory board member for its Dojo adaptive consciousness‑training platform. Zigmond will also lend his voice...
Jñāna App Launches in Los Angeles to Recenter Eastern Wellness Practices
Jñāna, a new Indian‑wisdom platform, opened its Los Angeles launch at Reserve in Venice, delivering masterclasses in yoga, meditation, breathwork and philosophy. The event highlighted a growing push to restore the cultural and philosophical origins of Eastern practices that have...
The Grace That Meets You in the Broken Places (Wilderness Warrior)
The latest Wilderness Warrior devotional, “The Grace That Meets You in the Broken Places,” invites readers to reframe personal weakness as a conduit for divine power. Drawing on 2 Corinthians 12:9‑10 and the Apostle Paul’s “thorn,” the author argues that God’s grace...
The Four Faces of a True Story
Davin Malasarn’s debut novel, The Outer Country, arrived in May 2026 under One World, Penguin Random House’s literary imprint. The story draws on Malasarn’s own experience with a Thai‑style conversion‑therapy ritual his aunt arranged during his teens. Framed as a...
Beyond the Glass Tunnel
Derek Parfit’s classic teletransportation scenario illustrates his claim that personal identity is not what ultimately matters. In *Reasons and Persons* he argues that persons are reducible to streams of physical and psychological events, a view echoing Buddhist no‑self (anatta) teachings....
The Great Schism
Aaron Everitt reflects on America’s perceived decline, likening its political fragmentation to the 1054 Great Schism. He argues that Trump is repositioning U.S. influence toward the Western Hemisphere to counter China and Russia while the dollar’s oil tie weakens amid...
Simone De Beauvoir on Marriage and the Freedom to Change
Simone de Beauvoir’s 1926‑27 diary entry declares marriage immoral because it binds today’s self to a future self that will inevitably change. She frames the self as a fluid narrative, constantly reshaped by choices that are never final. Beauvoir urges...
Live in the Now, Not Past or Future
"The more you are focused on time - past and future - the more you miss the Now, the most precious thing there is." - Eckhart Tolle It is only May 4th and life has already thrown a lot of curve...
Finding Meaning: Tefillin Wrapped After Father's Passing
What a pleasure @FarroYossi I hadn’t wrapped Tefillin since my father passed away. Was meaningful. Thank you for bringing me this mitzvah. Our funds are larger than that but I’ll forgive your typo ;)
Kierkegaard's Birthday Insight: Transform Anxiety Into Creative Power
Kierkegaard, born on this day in 1813, on how to channel anxiety into creativity https://t.co/gjzE4MgfuW
Transform Inside to Change Your World
The world is not as it is. The world is as you are. Change your internal world first.
Self‑reflection Unlocks Love and Opens Closed Hearts
We must look at ourselves over and over again in order to learn to love, to discover what has kept our hearts closed, and what it means to allow our hearts to open. ~ Jack Kornfield https://t.co/wsgN8AuNZ0
New Study Reveals Why Psychedelics Alter Minds Forever
After turning on to psychedelics, some say they are never the same again— Why? —No one knows... until now...? https://t.co/BuAU1vrn3P
Peace Emerges From Inner Stillness, Not External Search
"Peace of mind is not something you find. 🙏 It surfaces from within with stillness and time." 🌹 -Beth Frates MD #quote #MentalHealth #Peace #mindset #serenity #calm #JoyTRAIN #TuesdayThoughts #TuesdayMotivation https://t.co/RT1n4T7OS7
Rely on Christ, Not Self, for Peace
The world tells us to be self-reliant but God's word calls us to be Jesus Christ-reliant. One leads to striving, the other to surrender and peace. 🙏 🙌🤍 https://t.co/nuFtsWPaOB
Embrace Wu‑Wei: Freedom Through Not Trying
Trying Not to Try – finding freedom from striving in the ancient Chinese concept of wu-wei https://t.co/vgylSc4DuI
Inner Work Turns Disturbances Into Stepping Stones
A disturbance is a disturbance only if you have not prepared yourself for it. When you do the necessary Inner Work, it becomes a stepping stone. #SadhguruQuotes https://t.co/OQbxXUB6WA
Graceful Grief Bonds Mothers Across Life’s Expiration
After 2.5 days "notice" we said an good-bye to my Mom's baby sister, Aunt Martie. She was 16 yrs younger than my mom; 9 yrs and 6 days older than me. She called everyone girlfriend and it felt like it....
You’re the Awareness, Not the Thoughts Inside
One of the hardest but most important practices is to realize you are not the stuff inside your head; you are the awareness that decides what to do with the stuff inside your head. The ability to choose which thoughts...
Stay Curious: Keep Wonder Alive at Any Age
You know what makes a person super interesting, especially as they get older? It's maintaining that curiosity and wonder about life and its mystery. Let go of what you think you know and open up to what you can learn in...
Le Guin Explores Time, Loyalty, and Self‑Responsibility
Ursula K. Le Guin on time, the measure of loyalty, and what responsibility for yourself really means https://t.co/xmBcfrul9d