Faith & Values: On the importance of detachment
Developing a sense of detachment is an often-overlooked aspect of religious life
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Faith & Values: Laughter also a path to spiritual engagement
Laughter is a primary way we connect to one another.
Opinion: Diversity, equity and inclusion efforts important for our society
Opinion: The objective of these programs is to advance the vision of an inclusive, multi-cultural society
Faith & Values: Stresses produce strength in spiritual life
Just as a tree needs to grow in the face of the push and pull of wind, so too do we need to accept that stress is a part of...
Faith & Values: Compassion a central element to religious practice
It is through compassion that we express the desire to help alleviate another’s pain and distress
Faith & Values: Resilience copes with adversity, acts as an aspect of faith
Resilient people do not flee adversity and neither do they experience less distress or anxiety than others. But they cope in ways that advance well-being on the hope that through...
Faith & Values: Moral Beauty and the Need for Awe
A surprising discovery from the scientific research is that across cultures the most common source of awe in everyday life is what Keltner identifies as “moral beauty.”
Faith & Values: Loneliness not just a public health issue; it’s also a spiritual problem
Experts on loneliness have analyzed its emotional, intellectual and social forms, but one form, often overlooked, is worth more than a passing glance: spiritual loneliness.
Faith & Values: Waking to new understanding is a spiritual task
Spiritual sleep endangers our ability to experience the agonies and ecstasies of life; and spiritual leaders have as a primary task the work of confronting sleep and offering a way...
Faith & Values: Responding beyond reacting
The story is told of a Zen Master who led a group of students into a forest. The students were charged with listening to the crunch beneath their feet as...