2FREEDOM AND JOY, OUR NATURAL STATE by Swami Amar Jyoti Freedom and joy are our heritage. Just be it. When you be it, it just shines like a flash. Eons of darkness can be removed by one beam of light.
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10 YOUR PRACTICE IS YOUR PRACTICE by Edward Espe Brown
What is ordinary is to strive after something you think is special. What is truly special is to abide in the ordinary.
12 LEX HIXON’S RADIO INTERVIEWS Edited by Sheila Hixon How a weekly NYC ecumenical radio program became a pivotal voice for the 1970s spiritual revolution
16 ETHICS IN TROUBLED TIMES by Scott Cooper The core of morality is to live by rules of behavior that benefit ourselves and the world.
18 THE DALAI LAMA SPENDS THE NIGHT by Christi Cox The Holy seeks us out, comes looking for us, no matter which unlikely fragment of this world—in the largest sense—we inhabit.
22 SPIRITUAL REBEL by Sarah Bowen How often do we stop to see the wonder around us? To be amazed? To be awed? To be?
26 QUIETING THE MONKEY MIND by Dudley and Dean Evenson Sound is a carrier wave for intention. If we connect the tone with an intention, affirmation or prayer, there can be an increased flow of blessing.
29 YOGA’S THREE D’S by Scott Richmond Our souls must experience many things on our journey to return to our Source. This yogic practice has brought me strength, courage, joy and compassion
30 WORKING WITH THE THINKING MIND by Mark Coleman Thoughts are just thoughts, they are not as real as we believe them to be.
33 IS ALL THIS REAL? by Charles Shahar Life is just a play on the canvas of your mind. 36 THE CELESTIAL SPHERE by Philip J. Imbrogno Stargazing reminds us that we are all children of the stars, searching for our origins and the meaning of life.38 THE DIFFICULTY OF FINDING HAPPINESS by Anyen Rinpoche and Allison Choying Zangmo Losing self-cherishing is the key to peace and contentment, and the best methods are gradual and gentle.42 A LIVING SOUL, EMBODYING OUR ESSENTIAL NATURE by Adolfo Quezada Our soul accentuates our human condition because it is through our humanity that we come to know our divinity.
44 PARAM PARA: ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON THE SPIRITUAL PATH by Swami Amar Jyoti Who is the witness beyond ego and mind? How to truly be God’s instrument. The scientific meaning of forgiveness.
50 SPIRITUAL GROWTH by Kent Nerburn What it means to practice your belief.
64 AN IMPORTANT LETTER TO OUR READERS by Sita Stuhlmiller
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46 Books, Books for Young Adults & Children,
Mixed Media, Audio, Spiritual Cinema
SEEKERS BAZAAR
51 Tools for Your Journey
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