CATEGORIES

LOVE AND GENEROSITY

According to Google, the definition of generosity of the heart is, “One of the ways we come into balance and connection with each other; life is by giving from the heart.

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From Tolerance to Appreciation

MARILYN TURKOVICH is the current Executive Director of the Charter for Compassion, which provides an umbrella for people to engage in collaborative partnerships worldwide. In December 2019, she spoke with MEGHANA ANAND about the organization, its partners, and the work done through the Charter in different countries. Marilyn is an educationist-author and writes about world religions and cultures, bringing out their diverse and uniting threads.

A User's Guide to Living - Part 6 - TRUTH & AUTHENTICITY

DAAJI continues his series on everyday living, introducing the fifth universal principle of the User’s Guide, which is about truthfulness and acceptance of whatever hardships come our way. As a starting point, this fifth principle helps us to live a contented, peaceful life, with acceptance and compassion. Then, as we progress, it guides us towards the ultimate nature of Truth and Reality.

Lindsay Stripling

S&H editor Ben Nussbaum talked with San Francisco-based artist Linday Stripling about watercolors, dreams, and making the leap to being a full-time artist.

MORE THAN SKIN DEEP

LAVONNE LEONG bites into the apples of the future.

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MINDFULNESS IN DIFFICULT TIMES

We interviewed SHARON SALZBERG for this issue (see page 70) to honor her remarkable career. With COVID-19 on everyone’s mind as we went to print, she graciously allowed us to share an adapted excerpt from Real Happiness.

The Healing Power of Rumi

WHEN MELODY MOEZZI WAS HOSPITALIZED, RUMI’S WORDS, READ TO HER AS THEY HAD BEEN HER ENTIRE LIFE BY HER FATHER, OFFERED A PATH TO HEALING.

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The Ocean of Rumi

SCHOLAR OF ISLAM AND RUMI LOVER POURIA MONTAZERI TALKS ABOUT THE CONTEXT THAT’S GETTING LOST IN TRANSLATION.

DANCING, HEALING

JULIE PETERS talks with Indigenous dance artist Olivia C. Davies about dance as a healing practice.

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The Shift at 60

The change in later life can be just as dramatic and rewarding as the change from adolescence to adulthood. AN INTERVIEW WITH CHARLES GARFIELD, PHD

The Way of the Soul

INSPIRED BY RUMI’S POETRY, DEEP CURIOSITY, AND A WISH TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ISLAM, KATE GREEN TRIPP, A SANTA CRUZ-BASED EDITOR AND YOGA TEACHER, TRAVELED TO TURKEY.

Adrienne Enriquez and Alysson Enriquez

Tequia Burt tells the story of two Portland women who are welcoming newcomers and honoring their own family.

A Blip in the Cosmos

Author and teacher RABBI RAMI SHAPIRO is encouraging Perennial Wisdom to lead us beyond alienation and isolation to integration and unity, based on Genesis 12:3: “You shall be a blessing to all the families of the earth.”

A Change of Plans

I lay awake in bed, bleary-eyed from a night of drinking, exhausted yet unable to sleep. I hated living like this but felt powerless to stop.

Divine Diagnosis

“Colt, I think I’m going to die.” My wife, Krystyna, struggled to get the words out. I had to lean in to hear her. Her voice was weak. She looked small in the hospital bed, her skin pale and shining with sweat.

Mom's Bible

I was leaving work when my phone rang.

News From Around Our Wonderful World

San Marcos, Texas In February 2019, college student Gabby Tropea’s cat, Boko, found a way to thank her for taking him in as a stray.

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Peak Moments

I have a vivid childhood memory that stands out from the rest. A Wednesday afternoon in the Southern California town where I grew up. I was riding my bike home from a piano lesson.

Q&A Dr. Joshua Black

A CONVERSATION WITH THE GRIEF DREAM EXPERT

The Green House

I first noticed the house in the summer of 1958. It was on East Sixteenth Street in the suburb of San Diego where I lived. A new through street had been completed that spring, and I now passed by the house occasionally on my way home.

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The Voice on the Mountain

I was about halfway up a cliff face on Mount Thompson, with California’s Sierra Nevada spread out behind me. But I didn’t have time to enjoy the panoramic view.

The Calling

I sat in my car, overlooking a shimmering intercoastal waterway, the night sky studded with stars. Everything around me had a vibrant, otherworldly glow. This is West Palm Beach, I realized. My family and I used to live here. But we’d moved away about a year ago….

The Detour

The phone rang. It was my son, Ryan, calling from West Virginia University, where he was finishing out his final year.

The Color of Children

TERRAN DAILY

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Together is exactly what we need to be

MAMATA VENKAT mourns the devastating effect of the virus in New York City, yet is completely moved by the way we are all stepping up and taking care of each other. It is showing us what we take for granted, and how much we value the simple things in life.

THE CORONATION

CHARLES EISENSTEIN examines our current world in COVID-19 crisis, and looks at the questions we need to ask ourselves so that we can move forward into a new society. Here we offer excerpts from Charles’ essay. You can read the full story at https://charleseisenstein.org/essays/the-coronation/.

From Emergency to Emergence

DAAJI shares some thoughts and practical tips on how we can do our very best during the current coronavirus pandemic, in order to move from a state of emergency to a state of emergence.

Open Towards Love

LLEWELLYN VAUGHAN-LEE explores love in the time of coronavirus, and how those of us with a spiritual practice can turn the results into action, bringing care and compassion into our communities.

Do What Needs to be Done and Change

The guru of change management, DR ICHAK ADIZES, shares some thoughts on how to make the most of the current world crisis and prepare for the future – as individuals, families, companies, nationals and humanity as a whole.