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Who has a corner on culture?

Intellectual achievement can mean many things. Typically, it is the result of dedicated learning that leads to greater self-knowledge. Self...
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Enlightening your Spirit

  • Enlightenment of Spirit
  • May 7, 2012
One thing that we take with us when we pass from this world to the next is our Spirit. Actually it is the only thing we take with us. We leave the...
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Part II: Grassroots Spirituality: The call to the Light . . .

We live in a vast and expressive matrix of energy which isconstantly and consistently giving us messages and feedback.Whether we ‘get’...
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Causes of the French Revolution

The French monarchy and government seemed stable and endearing. The nation recently finished second in a century long contest for empire and...
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Everyone wants happiness when we are already bliss

"The kind of company a person keeps has a strong influence on the images of happiness he forms in his mind. " Those influences are...
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H.H. The Dalai Lama leads the way to enlightenment

  • H.H. Dalai Lama
  • December 20, 2011
In August of this year, thefirst two DVDsin a series released by The Meridian Trust on the teaching of H.H. Dalai Lama were released. In tumultuous...
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Bodhi Day 2011

Traditionally celebrated as the 8th day of the 12th month, using the lunar calendar, Bodhi Day marks the day the Buddha attained Enlightenment. In...
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Occupy Wall St: The collective opening of the root chakra . . .

Note: This column is usually about Angels. These are unprecedentedtimes and now, more than ever, it is important to understand thatwe are not alone...
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Enlightenment: Five Hindrances

Buddhist Enlightenment refers specifically to the breaking of the cycle of rebirth known as samsara. Everyone is trapped in this cycle where we are...
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Enlightenment: Seven Factors

The Buddha taught that anyone can reach Enlightenment. He also taught that no one should simply accept his Teachings without questioning them to...
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