lgrover, Author at Awaken

The Law Of Integrity

Integrity means living and acting in alignment with spiritual law and with our highest vision, despite impulses to the contrary.

World Needs a Global Culture of Human Rights

The following are excerpts from a March 28, 2008, interview with SGI President Daisaku Ikeda by IPS U.N.

Think Again: God

Karen Armstrong: November, 2009 As causalities from the world’s religious wars mount, God is getting a bad reputation.

Natural Laws – Dan Millman

Nature’s way is simple and easy, but men prefer what is intricate and artificial–Lao Tzu

Nirvana in Buddhism is The End of All Suffering

Thich Nhat Hanh: Remove wrong perceptions and you remove suffering.

The Oneness Presence As chanted by Ananda Giri

The Oneness Presence As chanted by Senior Faculty Ananda Giri.

An interview with David Deida by Vijay Rana

David Deida is best known for “bringing sexy back” to contemporary spirituality, and now in his latest offering he’s bringing real life back.

Solving Communication Problems in Relationships

by Thich Nhat Hanh: Suppose your partner says something unkind to you, and you feel hurt. If you reply right away, you risk making the situation worse.

Dr. Andrew Weil’s Eating Well Plan

by Maria Adams, MS, MPH, RD: Overview In his book, Eating Well for Optimum Health , Dr. Andrew Weil advocates eating what he considers “the optimum diet.”

Chameli Ardagh The realization of radiance

by Chameli Ardagh: You are the light of awareness embodied in time and space.

Caroline Myss Understanding Our Relationship to the Earth

by Caroline Myss: As we all know by now, the Earth has shifted once again.

Zen Brain: Exploring The Connection Between Neuroscience And Meditation

by Joan Halifax Roshi: This past August, more than 50 people gathered in the Circle of the Way temple at Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, to explore the connection between neuroscience and meditation.

Anodea Judith, Ph.D. Living Gently On The Earth

Anodea Judith, Ph.D.: We are entering a time when every environmental system on the planet is stressed. Some people fear that we won’t make it as a species.

Dakini: The Goddess Who Takes Form as a Woman

by Vicki Noble: The Tibetan Buddhist Dakini is a compelling icon of untamed female freedom. Like a trickster or the Fool in a Tarot deck, the dakini releases blockages in the energy field and melts frozen patterns, so that the door of the mind is suddenly ajar and something new can enter.

Are You Following Your Calling? Take a lesson from Jonah.

by Alberto Villoldo Ph.D.: ONE OF MY FAVORITE TALES of initiation is the biblical story of Jonah, who is called by God to go to Nineveh and teach the people there.

Teachings of Sri Sarada Devi – Part II: The Spirit of Dispassion

Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi’s teachings on dispassion are presented here. 1. “Listen, dear, when God first created man, He endowed him with the spirit of goodness.

Adyashanti Spiritual Addiction

by Adyashanti: A spiritual person can become addicted to spiritual highs and miss the experience of Truth.

The Reality of Soulmates – Dr. Georgina Cannon

by Dr. Georgina Cannon: There are two additional overarching categories of relationships that people always want to know about.

Aristotle’s Warning

by Ed Kaitz: From its origins in Athens some 2,500 years ago, it has been obvious to some astute observers that democracy, like all other forms of government, carries with it a certain type of energy.

Michelangelo meets Carl Rogers

Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 – 1564) presumably said that of his creations, such as his sculptures of David and Moses,

”On Death And Dying” – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

by Daniel Redwood: Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, M.D. is one of a kind. She has been widely recognized as one of the foremost authorities in the field of death, dying and transition for over 20 years.