The political and journalistic world can boast of very few heroes who compare with Father Damien of Moloka'i. It is worthwhile to look for the sources of such heroism. [Mohandas Gandhi commenting on ... Read More about Being Devoted
Cycle-of-Life Season
Consilience
Consilience is the unity of knowledge, the religious equivalent of a unifying force or principle in physics. In 1998, Edward O. Wilson wrote passionately and persuasively about this subject, arguing ... Read More about Consilience
Belonging; Cultivating Friendships
Much of what we believe is a social construct. In other words, we believe what we believe because the people around us tell us, through their words or actions, to believe it. For thousands of years, ... Read More about Belonging; Cultivating Friendships
Having a Sense of Connectedness
A human being is a part of the whole, called by us ‘Universe,’ a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest ― a kind of ... Read More about Having a Sense of Connectedness
Understanding
Understanding is the next step beyond acknowledging another's humanity and a step short of appreciation. I have found that when I understand someone better, usually, I can more readily get along with ... Read More about Understanding
Democracy – Self-government
Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary. [Reinhold Niebuhr, The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness (1944), ... Read More about Democracy – Self-government
Living with Integrity and Character, in the Wholeness of Being
Internal integration is the harmonic component of spirituality in relation to the self. When a person is well-grounded in good values, and essentially free from the turmoil that arises from inner ... Read More about Living with Integrity and Character, in the Wholeness of Being
Unifying
Unification is the process of bringing the elements of life and of self together into harmony. ... Read More about Unifying
Purifying
A pure hand needs no glove to cover it! [Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter, Chapter XII: "The Minister's Vigil" (1851).] Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which ... Read More about Purifying