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The Heart of Prayer

By David Steindl-Rast, Stephan Bodian

..prayer is not just saying prayers: it is the activity of religion. “Religion” is one of those strange nouns that have no verb. You can’t say, “I’m religioning.” I think the word “praying” is the closest equivalent. - Brother David Steindle-Rast

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Yoga & Cultural Appropriation (& Why We Can Heal the World with Kindness)

Yoga has been misunderstood and misrepresented. We can improve this while carrying compassion, love, and respect for everyone.

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Reema Datta
2021
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The Heart of the Buddha

Thubten Chodron on how to develop bodhichitta, the aspiration to attain buddhahood in order to benefit others.

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Thubten Chodron
2020
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The Spiritual Practice of Kindness

I wonder how the world would be, how we would live, how children would learn if we intentionally cultivated the spirit of being kind each day. In a world filled with fear and cruelty, we are itching for an outbreak of this characteristic.

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Jean Wise
2016
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Yoga for Cultivating Willpower

Ask how to break a bad habit and just about everyone will tell you to use willpower. Let’s call it the “just say no” response.

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Angela Wilson
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