Know What's Happening in Spirituality
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.
Thai forest monk Buddhadasa reshaped modern Theravada by challenging doctrinal orthodoxy, arguing that the Abhidhamma was a later addition and that nibbana is an everyday cooling of reactive emotions. He taught a luminous, "empty" mind free of self‑attachment and reinterpreted the Buddhist concept of opapatika as mental rebirth occurring in each moment. His reforms extended to social realms through Dhammic Socialism and a pragmatic support for women’s practice via Dhammamata. The three core teachings—nibbana, freed mind, and birth—remain influential in contemporary Buddhist discourse.
In a March 2026 episode of *Happiness Break*, host Dacher Keltner guides listeners through a brief meditation designed for professionals swamped with tasks. Guest Kia Afcari, director of Greater Good Workplaces at UC Berkeley, frames overwhelm as a relationship issue rather than...
Ugadi Subakankshalu to everyone. Ugadi is a transition from Spring to Summer. To navigate any transition in life successfully, you must work on yourself so you can digest every flavour of life. The 6 tastes of Ugadi Pachchadi represent this....
The post tells the story of a composite client, Amanda, whose bipolar diagnosis was used to mask deep childhood trauma and emotional attunement. It argues that psychiatric labels often serve pharmaceutical interests, noting a forty‑fold rise in childhood bipolar diagnoses...
Nothing new is discovered through a path that has already been walked. We must have the courage to walk a path we don’t know to discover something more fulfilling.
One of the most clarifying moments of transition into adulthood is that no one believes in doctrine. Except you. Only you bear the torch. Only you carry it into boundless night. Villages burn, but the stars always did.
John Pavlovitz recounts a pivotal moment at a gay couple’s Christmas dinner where he abandoned belief in a literal hell, finding the doctrine incompatible with a loving God. He argues that evangelical leaders weaponize damnation to rally bases, generate fear,...
This is the time when the Sun is at its fullest. Life is at its fullest. If you want your Life to bear fruit, if you want Transformation – this is the Time. #SadhguruQuotes https://t.co/C7pphgpzd0
Oh this is so wonderful: Poet May Sarton on how to live openheartedly in a harsh world https://t.co/1XoEV93JjZ
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami met Sri Sri Ravi Shankar at the Art of Living Ashram in Rishikesh, seeking guidance and blessings ahead of Chaitra Navratri. The dialogue focused on social harmony, youth patriotism and the state’s spiritual heritage.
Family physician and mindfulness expert Patricia Rockman outlines a step‑by‑step meditation designed to interrupt automatic, habit‑driven reactions. The practice guides practitioners from posture awareness through breath focus, body scanning, and gentle redirection of attention when the mind wanders. By inviting...
The author released a short eBook titled “My Spiritual Journey to Easter,” designed as a gentle companion for Holy Week. It offers daily reflections that can be read in one sitting or revisited throughout the season for prayer, journaling, or...
There is a quiet space within you. Don’t wait for the outside world to change. Focus on the breath as you slowly fill your whole torso with air, then exhale through pursed lips and let go, from the depths of...
The post revisits India’s ancient Vedic Rishis, who claimed the Vedas were heard from the universal Akashic field rather than authored. It describes Akasha as a primordial information reservoir that records every thought, event, and vibration. The author links this...
In this guided meditation, Tara Brock leads listeners through a practice of deep listening, expanding awareness from external sounds to the subtle sensations within the body. She emphasizes receptive, non‑judgmental attention, inviting participants to experience each region—from ears and mouth...
Meditation alone won’t make you calm or rich… BUT, it will make you feel more fulfilled inside. And as a byproduct of that, you will be more likely to make choices that are aligned with your true purpose… Including who you partner...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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.”
Breathe deeply, until sweet air extinguishes the burn of fear in your lungs and every breath is a beautiful refusal to become anything less than infinite. – D. Antoinette Foy https://t.co/falpd7xq5V
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...
“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...
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
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.
"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
The best way to be receptive to Grace is to become less of yourself. #SadhguruQuotes https://t.co/0U9xOAfFi2
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...
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...
-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...
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...
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...
“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...
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'.
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....
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
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, X.16: “To stop talking about what the good man is like, and just be one.” https://t.co/3jfKJnENcp
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...
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. — Oscar Wilde https://t.co/caQtIwYE1U
Magic vs psychology is a modern parse. It is of ego consciousness, not primary consciousness. https://t.co/5GQcFWxsFm
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,...
Those who are absolutely sure of everything have put their Intelligence in cold storage. #SadhguruQuotes https://t.co/wHlcGToV7n
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
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...
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...
A favorite quote: “I meditate so that my mind cannot complicate my life” – Sri Chinmoy https://t.co/3Ga0B957bt
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:...
