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November, 2025

BREATH: THE MIND STILLER

by Julie Kirkpatrick

The fluctuating mind also becomes calm by practicing the expulsion and retention of breath. The news came utterly unexpected: someone close to me had died very suddenly. I couldn’t breathe as the tears flowed and emotions of shock, grief, and disbelief …

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October, 2025

A Lighthouse in the dark

by Martyna Dharmina Febre

The verse, lovingly known as the Guru Chant, comes from the Guru Stotram, a beautiful collection of shlokas drawn from the Guru Gita—a heartfelt song of devotion to the Guru. In recent times, the word “Guru” has sadly taken on some negative association …

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August, 2025

WORLD of IMAGES

by Monica Jaggi

“It is too difficult to be just what we are. The thinking mind cannot remain still when holding an image, imagination or picture. Our body and mind are constantly changing with different images” excerpt from Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati’s Essay ‘World of …

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July, 2025

What is Extreme?

by Jay Mac

Ahimsa and how we as individuals have the power to change the state of the world.  Ahimsa! A simple sanskrit word, yet one with extreme power to positively change the world around you. How, you may ask? Well, let’s review its basic meaning, which is No …

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June, 2025

Dance of Differences

by Huma Jalil

“You need to get down to get up!” Sharon and David would often say. Those many hours of direct learning alongside other humans in different continents and across significant milestones of my life has formed a visceral cherished memory.  I appreciate ho …

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May, 2025

As Far As The Eye Can See

by Rima Rani Rabbath

“See better, Lear”! – The Earl of Kent in King Lear, Shakespeare: Act 1, Scene 1 After he’s told to get out of his sight by King Lear for standing up for Cordelia and speaking the truth, the Earl of Kent urges Lear to see better. Seeing better, clear s …

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April, 2025

The Jewel in the Heart of the Lotus

by Candida Vivalda

Ancient spiritual traditions and modern sciences agree that compassion is part of our inherent, fundamental nature. Joining traditional and contemporary perspectives, compassion can be defined as the jewel that arises in our heart when we are confronte …

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March, 2025

LOVE(’S) GRIEF

by Frances Vicente

As is the case with many of life’s experiences, we can’t fully grasp something until we live through it ourselves. This is particularly true for moments of great transformation. Whether they be joyful, (falling in love, achieving a lofty goal, creating …

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February, 2025

Collective Change

by Karina Eline Kibsgaard

Telling the story of battle and crisis in India, the Bhagavad Gita offers a path to realization focusing on wise and right action. Written around 200 BC, Krishna is on a mission to restore dharma in the world. Acting as a charioteer and teacher to Arju …

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January, 2025

Novelty in Practice

by Jules Febre

Inner wisdom, intuition, gut feelings—these are all different ways of describing the same underlying intelligence. It’s a form of knowing that transcends intellectual understanding, a kind of perception that connects us to the deeper mystery of life. T …

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December, 2024

What is inside memory

by Tatiana Koshkarova

It often happens that some kind of undertaking or a new business encounters certain obstacles on its way. And then we have a choice: to continue to explore this area, discovering something new, studying ourselves, overcoming certain doubts, or to quit …

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November, 2024

The Importance of Community – All for one

by Šárka Vojáčková

Sequoia trees are the biggest trees in the whole word and many of them are older than 100 years. How can they still be alive, when they grow in muddy and unstable soil (environment) and their roots don’t go deep? There is a secret behind that… Sequoia …

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