Lost in the Desert
Here I was crossing the desert in the middle of the night…
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Faith, Spirituality, Religion, and Fear
I spent a lifetime thinking faith was about being right. I think now it’s about being faithful to love, even when love can’t be proved like a math problem.
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I Fell in Love with an Ancient Text
The same way falling in love can suddenly sharpen color and sound and sensation, the Gita returned me to parts of myself I had not realized were gone.
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Letting Pain Become a Teacher
“In the midst of pain is the whole teaching.”
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In the Name of the Prophets
Raised Muslim, I was taught to honor all prophets. Moses, Jesus, Muhammad—each entrusted with a light — a single thread woven through history: the moral voice that returns, again and again,
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.