The ancient knowledge of the authentic Hawaiian kahuna is not well known to the larger world, even in our time, when access to the wisdom of indigenous peoples has become more acce…
Where can interfaith dialogue take us? I was asked this recently, and want to share my answer with you here.
There are many levels of interfaith dialogue: sharing accurate informa…
By Barry Klassel
Of the two federal holidays that honor those who have served in our nation’s military, Veterans Day, dating back to the end of World War I and celebrated on Novem…
Our local meditation group had quite a few people for our 4-hour sitting yesterday and 8-10 people stayed afterward for tea and cheese and crackers and apples and various things pe…
During a wonderful conversation I had this morning it struck me (once again) why I have such trouble fitting in even with interfaith groups: I am not a believer.
I don’t believe r…
“God is a circle whose center is everywhere and whose circumference is nowhere.”—Hermes Trismegistus, mythical mystic teacher
On November 2nd, we may be served to celebrate …
Writer Kelly Wels wants to be your personal cheerleader for cloth diapering. In Changing Diapers: The Hip Mom’s Guide to Modern Cloth Diapering, the cloth diapering expert breaks d…
We had a big group at the Unitarian Church for our usual discussion and sitting practice yesterday, including some new people and some we haven’t seen for a while. It’s great to ha…
Today, when even a small number of religious zealots can wreak havoc on a massive scale, we are beginning to admit that our conventional wisdom, including our understanding of othe…
by Michele Davidson
Divorce holds the potential to transform the lives of those who go through it. It is a painful journey, one that takes courage and a personal commitment to hea…
With National Breast Cancer Awareness Month coming to a close, there has been much coverage in the media about raising awareness, early detection, and funding research for a cure. …
What a good talk we had yesterday evening about the second (of the traditional Buddhist 6) skillful actions: sila, or morality. We didn’t get far in Goldstein’s chapter, “Acting fo…