The 3 Treasures of Taoism That Lead to a Happy Life

In Taoism, there are three qualities of life and self that Lao Tzu has called treasures. I’m not talking about jing, qi, and shen,...

Does Spirituality Have a Role in Managing Anxiety Disorders?

Anxiety disorders can have a crippling effect on quality of life, and with the number of sufferers on the rise – the Anxiety and...

Religious Trauma: 23 Dark Signs and How to Heal

If there’s any topic that has impacted my life so deeply – and yet I’ve been putting off writing for over ten years – it’s religious...

Pray For Your Marriage BEFORE All Else Fails

I don’t talk nearly enough about prayer here. I think some of us see prayer as what you do when everything else has failed....

When Spirituality and Diet Culture Collide

In this commentary from non-diet dietician Jenna Hollenstein, she shares why we need to stop battling our basic biology as a means to overcome...

Dharma for a Traumatized World

The cause of our global suffering is forgetting that we belong to one another and to the earth. Tara Brach recommends four practices to...

Family Karma — What Is It And How To Decode Yours?

Karma seems to be another trending word these days. While we all carry our personal Karma, we are also part of our Family Karma....

How To Work With Internal Triggers on the Spiritual Path

There’s no doubt about it, no way of avoiding it, when you step onto the spiritual path you’re going to get triggered by events,...

Robot Priests – A Blessing or a Curse for Mankind’s Spirituality?

Have you met Mindar? He, she or it is a remarkable android – a robot priest, reciting sermons and teaching its congregation the basics...

15 Ways to Cope with Thanatophobia (Fear of Death)

Most people look forward to the future with hope and excitement. They think of all the things they want to do and places they...