What Jesus, Buddha, and Lao Tzu Taught My Students
There is something humbling about discovering that an idea you thought belonged exclusively to your own tradition can also be found somewhere else.
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Category: Paths and Traditions
The Watchers
A charge entered the air. My skin prickled. The hair on my arms and neck stood up.
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“Allāhu Akbar” in My Everyday Life: A Re-reading by a Secular Iranian Woman
The word “Allah” was not invented by Islam. It’s a historical product of a land where hardship, vulnerability, and the need for refuge were part of everyday human experience
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Nightly Devotions
When she entered into prayer, Ammachi was transfigured.
Read MoreThe Braided Way
The Braided Way is a framework to see every faith tradition as a strand, braided into a larger whole of spiritual awareness. In the Braided Way, combining spiritual practice from various faiths allow us to explore sacred experience and wonder in forms that resonate with our personal spiritual needs and sacred intuitions. In today’s culture, many people shun religious dogma, but yearn for spiritual connection. The Braided Way allows the ceremonies and practices of multiple faiths to be available without the confinements of cultural dogma.