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Monastic Chanting: Monks of the Desert

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I came into choir one day. I had already been a monk for over 47 years. Someone had asked me about how it felt to chant. That question had never crossed my mind. In our tradition, a monk or a nun chants whether he or she feels well or ill, whether he or she feels good or bad, whether he or she feels anger or happiness. A monk simply chants. If a monk gives himself totally to the chanting, then all feelings begin to take second place. Neither monks nor nuns always give themselves completely to … [Read more...]

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The Stone Crone will share on the Soul’s Journey

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Denise Poole, "the Stone Crone" [StoneCrone.com] will offer private Stonesoul Readings on May 18-20 in Maple Grove, her first appearance in Minnesota. This is an opportunity to explore your soul's journey and gain insight into your own spiritual design and contractual agreements you made prior to incarnation. Something miraculous happens in a reading: sacred space is created and soul wisdom is exchanged. Denise's communion with stones unfolded over 25 years -- 12 spent in New Zealand where … [Read more...]

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Ten Years of Love: 2001 – 2011

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We entered a time, in 2001, that is reflected in our common psyche. I remember so clearly the feeling of cocooning that grasped the nation after 9/11. Protectionism followed the shock of terrorism striking "here." We became vulnerable. We began a shift to realizing that as a nation and personally, we couldn't control everything. Even if we had enough money, which we soon realized we didn't, we couldn't solve all the world's problems. Maybe we weren't meant to...but how could we get out of it? … [Read more...]

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The Spiritual Classrooms: Ecstatic Teachings

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The Mojo Doctors -- Bradford Keeney & Hillary Stephenson -- are now presenting eight hours of recorded ecstatic teachings free to the public. In spite of all the spiritual teaching now taking place, few have heard of "the spiritual classrooms" -- the original source of teaching where the world's oldest wisdom traditions have received guidance, healing, and spiritual know-how. With music, rhythm, and ecstatic talk, these original productions are infused with spirit and delivered as a … [Read more...]

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When Religious Discrimination Hits Home

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The past 24 hours have been almost surreal. I was sitting at the dinner table with some friends at an Indian restaurant when I received a call from my father that my cousin Brad was dead. Brad was four years older than me and had been my superhero while I was growing up. As a kid I used to tell my friends incredible tales about the amazing feats that my cousin could do, as though he was some mythical figure with superhuman powers. Truth be told, in a lot of ways he kind of lived up to that. … [Read more...]

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Workshop: Ancestral Hawaiian wisdom teachings

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Inette Miller 'Imaikalani and 'Iokepa Hanalei 'Imaikalani

When Inette Miller -- a single mother, former war correspondent, nice Jewish girl, and respected journalist -- traveled to Hawaii for a week's vacation, little did she dream that she would stay for a lifetime. And not a lifetime of luxury in paradise, either, but a grueling physical and spiritual journey that would tax every desire and concept she ever held dear. For on that vacation she met 'Iokepa Hanalei 'Imaikalani, guardian of the Aboriginal Hawaiian Culture, who was "living rough" on a … [Read more...]

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Embodied Leadership – Passion

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Second in a series As a society, we value knowledge and information, which requires us to exist more in our heads than in our bodies. This causes us to focus on external results, rather than an internal view. Thus, we can get overly involved with affirming ourselves through our accomplishments, comparisons, and the opinions of others. Embodied Leadership invites you to reverse this perspective and operate from a place of wisdom, peace, passion and purpose. Through practice you can create … [Read more...]

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We Age From Our First Breath

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The emotional undertow of aging, I think, is a feeling of loss -- loss of youth, loss of dreams, loss of possibility. This quality is what used to be referred to as mid-life crisis. Other phrases have come into vogue now -- such as the cheery "60 is the new 40" -- but the undertow of such homilies is still loss. Is there some way out of this sense of loss, some fresh point of view that assuages the pain of it? Actually, there is. Aging is not a matter of years -- 40, 60, 80 -- but of life … [Read more...]

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Experiencing God

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Experiences of God can occur over a very broad range of situations and circumstances. Many people feel God's Presence with them when they ask for God's help or support. Many also tune into a greater Consciousness, a Source and Intelligence when they are awed by nature's beauty and diversity. Many are profoundly struck at a birth or a death of a loved one that there is clearly more than what we see here. But, can you actually have a deep and personal relationship with God in which you feel, … [Read more...]

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Faith is a Dirty Word

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You can't even bring up the word Faith without automatically putting yourself on the opposite side of the fence as logic. And the society we live in worships logic. Being a person of faith means that you believe in the illogical, the irrational, the mysterious, the flighty -- the make-believe. If something is not touchable, seeable and provable, you are not allowed to talk about it, not in intelligent company. The only approach to matters of faith, most people believe, is through speculation … [Read more...]

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My “Ah Ha” Experience of God Realization

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My world took an incredible turn recently that changed my life forever! For several decades my husband and I were devoted students of what we thought of as the highest path. We both thrived in our love for God, service and spiritual practices. I dwelled on exercises in heavens above the soul plane and my husband did out of body travel nightly with Spiritual Masters. Yet, in spite of our devotion, love and focus, something was missing. We longed for a deeper connection with God. We felt like … [Read more...]

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Twin Cities Kirtan Festival returning March 10

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The third annual Twin Cities Kirtan Festival, a celebration of Sanskrit chant music, known as Kirtan, will take place March 10, featuring local chant bands, holistic wellness practitioners and guided meditations. The event will be from 4-11 p.m. Saturday, March 10 at One Yoga, a nonprofit Yoga studio, at 721 W. 26th St., Minneapolis. Tickets are $20, available in advance online and at the event. Kirtan is a form of bhakti yoga; the yoga of devotion. The music connects participants with … [Read more...]

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On 2012 – Gregg Braden’s Letter to the Community

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At last, 2012 has arrived! As we enter into a pivotal year for us and our world, it's clear that the role of community has become key to the way we navigate the huge changes that life seems to be bringing our way. I'm taking the opportunity to personally express my deepest gratitude to you for all that you do to make the big community of our world a better place. I want you to know that I've never been more optimistic about our future and the world that is emerging before our eyes! From … [Read more...]

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All-Faiths Meditation Worship Services

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A new Meditation Worship service will begin Sunday, Jan. 8, for people of all faith traditions, or none, who desire inner nourishment through a meditation-based spiritual service. The format is intended to help deepen one's inner experience of and relationship with the Divine. The program will be simple and consistent: An Opening Prayer Invocation, Guided Breath / Mind Centering, Devotional Song or Chanting, Silent Meditation, A Healing Offering and an Inspirational Message The Meditation … [Read more...]

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10 Tips for the New Kid at the Spiritual Center

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You stand in the doorway of a strange building, surrounded by unfamiliar sights, sounds and smells. You wonder what to do, what to say, what questions to ask and how to get to know the people inside. Perhaps those people dress strangely or use unrecognizable words. This scenario gets acted out daily at spiritual and meditation centers around the world. This article is for people who are contemplating such an encounter. It covers what questions to ask, what etiquette to follow, what to look … [Read more...]

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