The Life of a Layman

Full salvation is not possible for the layman unless, as the end approaches, he takes the vow of old age, containing the promise to die by voluntary self-starvation. And, according to the Digambaras, it is never possible for a woman unless she is first of all reborn as a man.

Jainism recognizes four sources of karma:

•Attachment to things of this life, such as food, clothing, lodging, women and jewels;

•Giving rein to anger, pride, deceit…

Christian Scientists think of angels as bright ideas. Angels are moments of clarity and expanded consciousness, moments of fresh vision and creativity, broadened perspective, and infusions of loving inspiration. Christian Scientists, who think of God as pure Mind, a divine principle of loving consciousness, see the intellect as a portal of revelation.

I come from a line of Christian Scientists, educated people devoted to the art of learning, whose hearts and imaginations are fed by…

Spiritual Reflection For Friday 17^th May 2013

There are benign entities with us, attentive to the efforts we make. When they see that we are sincerely trying to help, enlighten and support others, they come to help, enlighten and support us too, so that we may persevere with our…

(This is Part 3 of a 3-part series. See Part 1 and Part 2)

OFFENSE

Jesus was most recently portrayed in celluloid form by a Portuguese model with great hair.…

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The Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions in partnership with the DePaul University Office of Religious Diversity is convening a special one hour solidarity circle for interfaith leaders to meet Catholic priest, Padre Alejandro Solalinde, and his Caravan Opening Doors To Hope. 

Solalinde is traveling the U.S. with…

(This is Part 2 of a 3-part series. See Part 1 here.)

AUTHORITY

There is another hot issue in a discussion about religion and the Bible: the question of who has authority over the telling of a narrative? How about The Bible miniseries on The History Channel? It’s a very confident little…

On a recent, overcast Thursday evening, I co-led a presentation in San Marcos, Texas, about creating a local, interfaith environmental network. I didn’t know what to expect; in retrospect, I guess I didn’t expect much. San Marcos is a small town compared to the other cities in which I’ve offered this presentation. I wondered whether enough people would even be interested.

We met in one of the basement…

This piece was originally published on The Daily Beast.

The rash of hate crimes following the Boston Marathon bombings reminds us of the major challenges religious minorities face in this country. Last week a taxi passenger in Northern Virginia verbally and physically attacked his driver for being “a fucking Muslim.” The victim, Mohamed…

Islam and Interfaith Dialogue

“There will be no peace among the nations without peace among the religions.  There will be no peace among the religions without dialogue among the religions”

Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais, head of the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques, has highlighted the significance of interfaith dialogue with other cultures and religions. “The Holy Quran, which is an eternal miracle, contains different…

Humor; humor is difficult.

Religion; religion is difficult.

They can both be reassuring, and discomfiting. They can affix labels, or they can liberate. They can be subversive, or they can uplift the dominant paradigm. Both can be thrilling and boring. They can be unifying, or alienating. Religion and humor both aspire to help us live our lives a little better, more vitally, more happily, more freely; but both can be destructive, violent, petty, unintelligent, and disappointing.…

NEW "CONNECTED UNIVERSE" THEORY OFFERS ALTERNATIVE EXPLANATION OF GRAVITY AND THE SOURCE OF MASS

Kilauea, Hawaii (May 7, 2013) - A groundbreaking paper published last week sheds new light on the theory of gravity and the potential to…

An innocent man is in jail and here’s a petition you can sign to help free him.



Caging “dissidents” under false charges has been going on for centuries, and unfortunately it is growing all over the world as the drive for authoritarian police states…

An innocent man is in jail and here’s a petition you can sign to help free him.



Caging “dissidents” under false charges has been going on for centuries, and unfortunately it is growing all over the world as the drive for authoritarian police states…

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Will Elise be this season's Pia Toscano?

Elise's rendition of "Let's Keep Together" was much better than excellent and however there she was around the stools of doom along with Shannon Magrane and Erika Van Pelt. Mentor Jimmy Iovine,…

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We were trusting fools to have moved so quickly in 5 days with a man we knew nothing about. My husband and I were swept up by the idea that our art installation for World Peace would travel and be seen internationally, beginning with Stanford University,San Francisco. We had signed a contract for…