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Spirituality, by Brother David Steindl-Rast
The integral practice of grateful living unites Christianity, Buddhism, and all
religious traditions.
E-courses - Explore various religious traditions through online courses
which support the work of A Network for Grateful Living (ANG*L) and Spirituality and Practice, two
closely affiliated non-profits that celebrate what the world’s spiritual paths hold in common while respecting
the differences among them.
The
Great Circle-Dance – Brother David Steindl-Rast explores
the relationship between the great religious traditions of the world,
using personal experience as a launching pad.
The Mystical Core of Organized
Religion
by Brother David Steindl-Rast
"All religious doctrine can be traced to its roots in mystical experience."
Sacramental Life,
by Brother David Steindl-Rast
"There is only one condition for seeing life sacramentally:
'Take off your shoes!' Realize that the ground on which we stand
is holy ground."
Exposure: Key to Thomas Merton's Asian Journal?
by Brother David Steindl-Rast
Merton's timeliness and the timeliness of the Asian Journal, years after his death, present a challenge.
Insights into Truth, by Brother David Steindl-Rast
Brother David explores the relationship between Yoga and the Christian
message, and unfolds a dynamic view of understanding.
Lay
Monasticism
Ram Dass, Brother David, and Swami Satchidananda explore the value
of vows.
Let Us Regain Our Sanity
These reflections by Swami Satchidananda encourage us to
to play with our varieties rather than fight about them.
A Deep Bow
Brother David Steindl-Rast observes, "Is not gratitude a passage
from suspicion to trust, from proud isolation to a humble give and
take, from enslavement to false independence to self-acceptance
in that dependence which liberates?"
The Heart of Prayer,
an interview with Brother David Steindl-Rast
Different human beings follow different paths to find that oneness
which we all have — with other human beings, with animals, with
plants, with the whole cosmos.
Prayer for Unity - Build bridges across all that divides us; united make us rejoice in our diversity.
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Trillium – a
poem by Patricia Campbell Carlson. The more gratefully we live, the more
expansive our view of heaven becomes.
The
Practice of Absolute Presence
by Zoketsu Norman Fisher. What do Buddhist mindfulness meditation and Christian
centering prayer have in common?
Gift
person: His Holiness the Dalai Lama offers compassion that embraces
not just Tibetans or Buddhists, but all people everywhere; and it embraces
all of every person - mind, soul, and body.
Meeting
the Dalai Lama by Nanci Rose
To meet someone whose being radiates gratitude is an extraordinary experience.
Religious
Values and Human Society by H.H. Dalai Lama.
When we develop a right attitude of compassion and gratitude, we take
a giant
step towards solving our personal and international problems.
Gift
Person: Maura O’Halloran, a Christian Zen monk, understood
the convergent paths of holiness and their capacity to meet in a spirit
of compassionate awareness.
Hymn to the Mother of Hope
by Patricia Carlson
This interfaith hymn celebrates the turning seasons amidst that which has no beginning or end.
Gift
person: Pandita Ramabai, a Hindu convert to Christianity, struggled
to break down prison walls of narrow-mindedness.
The Landscape that Laughs
by Lex Hixon, from Coming Home
According to Hasidic teachings, our own life, our own mind, our own dream is an open door to the Divine, since the universe is God’s Life.
Part 1: Holy Ecstasy
Part 2: Understanding Suffering
Part 3: Guidance from Soul Masters
Part 4: Awakening to Our Divine Nature
Part 5: Spiritual Life on an Earthly Plane
Four
Days of Thanksgiving by Sister Mary José Hobday, OSF.
Native American ritual of thanksgiving - can you imagine yourself giving thanks
for four solid days?
Thanksgiving:
Key to Peace and Happiness by Dr. K.L. Seshagiri Rao.
Dr. Rao, a Hindu scholar, examines our relation to God and to each other.
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