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May the road rise to meet you,May the wind be always at your back.May the sun shine warm upon your face,The rains fall soft upon your fields.And until we meet again,May God hold you in the palm of his hand. ********************************* May God be with you and bless you;May you see your children’s children.May you…

Lord, behold our family here assembled.We thank you for this place in which we dwell,for the love that unites us,for the peace accorded us this day,for the hope with which we expect the morrow,for the health, the work, the food,and the bright skies that make our lives delightful;for our friends in all parts of the…

Thursday marks the Feast of the Ascension, the fortieth day after Easter, said to be the day the deceased Jesus stopped kicking the tires here on earth, and ascended straight up into heaven to sit at the right hand of God. I believe in the supernatural. I believe that Jesus was holy. But this morning,…

Click here to read the inspiring tale of an average American couple adopting a baby from China. Within the first few hours, they notice a scar on the child’s body that points to a surgical procedure that wasn’t disclosed. Soon after, doctors tell them that the baby has serious, nearly insurmountable health problems. Would you…

Hot off the presses: Graham M. Schweig’s reader-friendly, annotated translation of Bhagavad Gita which alongside the Holy Bible and the Qur’an, stands among the world’s most important holy scriptures. If you’ve tried to read “The Beloved Lord’s Secret Love Song” before, and found yourself struggling, this version’s glossary, index, pronunciation guide and footnotes will make…

Click here to hear Dr. Larry Brilliant speak at Cambridge University about why he believes we can, with great effort, turn back global warming. Physician, writer, philanthropist, and former Silicon Valley entrepeneur, Brilliant was a student of Ram Dass’s guru Neem Karoli Baba in the 1970s (alongside Lama Surya Das, Daniel Goleman, Krishna Das, and…

I hurt my lower back lifting a wet twenty-pound-bag of fertilizer on Satuday. I knew I’d hurt myself when I felt the snapping “ping” of an internal cello string, but the injury took five minutes to blossom. Then, aaaarugh, I crawled to my Victorian hat box of homeopathic remedies, drawing out the vials of Arnica…

“Let unconquerable gladness dwell.” –from the 1941 Anglican “Prayer Book for Soldiers and Sailors.”

The world may be going to hell in a handbasket, but today I’m shopping for “pot feet,” those lifts, or little stands, you place in sets of three under terra cotta pots. An elevated pot, you see, drains better. Plus, these little feet shaped like frogs, hedgehogs and rabbits are cute as all get-out. Check…

If you can’t go out on a real spiritual retreat this spring and summer, fear not: You can still benefit from the wisdom of some of the world’s best teachers. Online, no less. Right here at your computer. The husband/wife team of Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, authors of the bestselling book Spiritual Literacy, and…
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