I don’t know why it never occurred to me before, but I have a constant, loving companion. He follows me wherever I go, sees all and knows all. Of course,...
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Latino culture is a culture of warmth — of family, food, hard work, and celebration through thick and thin. This culture of connection keeps us going through life’s challenges, especially...
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Meg Wheatley, the organizational behavior specialist, said “Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful.” Consider this, then: when was...
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“I want to meditate,” a friend once said, “but I try and nothing happens. What can I do to make my meditation actually work?” Like any physical or spiritual discipline,...
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And they were bringing children to him, that he might touch them; and the disciples rebuked them. But when Jesus saw it he was indignant, and said to them, “Let...
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I’ve always held a negative impression of fate, and a more positive one of destiny. What’s the distinction, you ask? If both fate and destiny mean that things happen through...
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We humans have a dual nature – we can act more savagely than the most voracious predator, or we can evince a caring, compassionate aspect that goes back more than...
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We tend to think of refined people as those with good taste, subtlety, and wisdom rather than ignorance, crudeness and vulgarity. Do you see yourself as refined? The Baha’i teachings frequently employ the word latafah—Arabic...
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Today, when scientists examine the question of our inner human life and why it exists, they attempt to solve a conundrum called the “Hard Problem of Consciousness.” In a nutshell,...
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From a big picture perspective, all of reality – everything in the entire creation originating from the Creator – is intricately tied together in a delicate balance of wholeness and...
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We often feel frustrated by our failures on the path to do what we know is right, accomplish what we set out to do, and become our true selves. Is...
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