In Orthodox Georgia, Women Are Pioneering Tourism To A Muslim Valley Hit Hard By War

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In Orthodox Georgia, Women Are Pioneering Tourism To A Muslim Valley Hit Hard By War

pankisi_02 In Orthodox Georgia, Women Are Pioneering Tourism To A Muslim Valley Hit Hard By War Article ByClément Girardot and Julien Pebrel… Read More

Buddhadharma: Reclaiming Our So-Called “Cultural Baggage”

You can often hear Western meditation-based convert circles use the term “cultural baggage” to refer to the ritualized acts, cosmological ideas, and devotional practices associated with “heritage” Buddhist communities. This is in contrast to the idea of a more “authentic” or “true” Buddhism that is consonant with a modern rationalized worldview. In my research among meditation-centric convert Buddhist communities, I consistently observe a reluctance to take “heritage Buddhist” practices and cosmologies seriously, with many of my interlocutors often commenting on these ideas’ incompatibility with their own interpretation of Buddhism. Read More

Rev. Gary Mason: Faith on the Peace Lines of Northern Ireland

courtesy of GaryMason Rev. Gary Mason: Faith on the Peace Lines of Northern Ireland Article ByBrie Loskota November 7, 2021… Read More

Brother Chân Pháp Dung: Where the Search for Simplicity Leads

Pháp Dung (the name he was given upon ordination) is among a unique set of people—those whose spirituality has led them to eschew material consumption. As part of the University of Southern California Center for Religion and Civic Culture’s global project on engaged spirituality, a team of journalists and researchers have interviewed 80 exemplary individuals committed to making the world a better place. For a significant number of these people, living simply is more than enough, it is a source of freedom. Read More