No Lotus for Buddha
New archeological evidence proves conclusively that Buddha never sat in the lotus posture! The lotus was invented by Christian missionaries because they thought Buddhism sounded too easy.
Read MorePosted by Alfred K. LaMotte | May 14, 2021 | Featured, Spiritual Practice |
New archeological evidence proves conclusively that Buddha never sat in the lotus posture! The lotus was invented by Christian missionaries because they thought Buddhism sounded too easy.
Read MorePosted by Tessi Muskrat Rickabaugh | May 5, 2021 | Featured, Spiritual Practice |
Emptiness is scary. It aches in a way fullness does not, and rather than carrying a sense of too-muchness in need of release, it just feels endless.
Read MorePosted by Bernie DeKoven | Dec 7, 2020 | Featured, Spiritual Practice |
A playful presence. That’s all it takes. Of a child. A pet. Even you. Just that. A...
Read MorePosted by Anna M. Alkin | Jul 15, 2019 | Featured, Spiritual Practice |
“Have you ever held a pigeon before?” “No,” I said, and before I could tell him I didn’t want to...
Read MorePosted by Perdita Finn | Jun 24, 2019 | Featured, Spiritual Practice |
When most people say “thoughts and prayers,” I believe they are abdicating...
Read MoreThe 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.