Once a self-help term becomes shopworn, it needs to be refreshed. I think this is true of terms like faith, compassion, unconditional love, and gratitude. Let me address the last one.  How is gratitude a useful expression of spirituality?  No one argues that it makes others feel good if you are grateful, but is that…

Dear Friends, As part of the release of my new digital E-Book and App, “Kama Sutra & The Seven Spiritual Laws of Love,” (see below for an exclusive peak at the first chapter of the book), this Valentine’s Day I would like to once again share the following insights on Sex and Spirituality: 1. Sexual…

It’s a well-worn truth that the modern world is built upon science and technology. But this truth doesn’t dominate everyday life as much as one might think. Science is materialistic, and it explains the world through objective data. People lead their lives, at least partly, apart from materialism.  The spiritual side of life exists and…

It’s fascinating, as time turns another small corner, to think of how worlds shift and collide. There is no evidence that a person as brilliant as Shakespeare understood that Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo had already revolutionized the human mind.  The same thing may be happening now, and many brilliant people seem unaware of how our…

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