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Sacred Passage: Conscious Dying as a Transformative Healing Journey

Jan 31, 2017 ● By Linda Sechrist

By being deeply attentive, we can turn the dying process of ourselves and others into a profoundly moving, loving and more peaceful experience.

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Kissed By Kindness

Jan 31, 2017 ● By Emily Esfahani Smith

Sure, hormones help, but it turns out that what most keeps love romantic and alive is simply being kind to our beloved.

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Sky High: A Simple Gaze Invokes the Infinite

Dec 28, 2016 ● By Sandy C. Newbigging

By relaxing gently into unfocused vision, we enter into a state of spacious calm that invites us into stillness to serenely observe passing thoughts.

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Lobster Liberation: Monks Free Creatures from Certain Doom

Dec 28, 2016

Canadian monks bought up all the live lobsters at a fish market, chartered a boat, and set them free as an exemplary act of compassion.

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Live as Your Heart Lives

Nov 30, 2016 ● By Lyric Benson Fergusson

Our deepest wisdom and bravest truths reside in our heart rather than our mind.

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Loving Large: Scientists Say We’re All Connected

Nov 30, 2016 ● By Linda Sechrist

Emerging scientific findings reveal what sages have long taught: Our core nature is love, and love is the organizing principle of the whole cosmos.

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The Art of Blessing: Sanctifying Everyday Life

Oct 31, 2016 ● By Dennis Merritt Jones

Getting in the habit of sending forth daily blessings is a good spiritual practice, for we can bless our world as we have been blessed.

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Tree-Mendous Love: How Trees Care for Each Other

Sep 30, 2016 ● By Melissa Breyer

Just like us, trees can communicate, nurture one another and protect each other from danger.

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The Secret of Sublime Living: Savoring Perfect Present Moments

Aug 31, 2016 ● By Carl Greer

When we pay attention to life’s small, sweet pleasures, we enter into sublime experiences of pure perfection.

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Music as Medicine: Music Soothes, Energizes and Heals Us

Aug 31, 2016 ● By Kathleen Barnes

Whether it involves strumming a guitar, humming, or listening to a favorite tune, music has potent healing abilities for what ails us, from depression to addiction to pain.

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