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How a Year of Celibacy Prepared Me for Life in Quarantine

By Melissa Febos — 2020

The threshold between “sex and dating” and true abstinence turned out to be a murky territory. I had never been so aware of how preoccupied I was by the sexual or romantic prospects in any given social space, even when I didn’t plan to act on them.

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An Interview with Stephanie Rose Bird

Stephanie's passions include keeping the ancient traditions alive and updating them so that they evolve with us, suiting our current environment and lifestyles.

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Llewellyn
2008
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Confessing Jesus' Name Means Confessing Revolutionary Love

I must confess that I am an African-American woman, a Christian woman, a woman who believes there is more than one path to God.

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Jacqui Lewis
2016
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What Is Valentine’s Day Like When You’re Celibate?

An old saw in the Jesuits is that the two hardest days of the year are New Year’s Eve and Valentine’s Day.

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James Martin
2021
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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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Which of the Ultimates Is Ultimate, Part 2

There is no end to realization, kinds and types of awakening, or enlightenment and completeness.

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A.H. Almaas
2014
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Why Spiritual Practice Is Essential in Crazy Times

Saying you’re too agitated to meditate or pray is like saying you’re too sick to see a doctor or too tired to take a nap.

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Philip Goldberg
2018
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Celibacy and the Awareness of Sexuality

Ajahn Thanasanti explains why practicing celibacy is one of the best ways to experience and understand our sexuality.

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Ajahn Thanasanti
2003
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The Reality of Celibate Life: Reflections from Henri Nouwen

It takes nothing away from Henri’s insights when I say the church is suffering its present sexual/celibate crisis precisely because it has not tolerated enough talk about the mental-emotional-sexual dimensions of celibacy.

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A. W. Richard Sipe
2010
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Brahmcharya: Celibacy

Yogic celibacy is a way of uncovering the hidden dimensions within, not a way to suppress or repress anything; it is a way to become more open and available in relationship, not a way to withdraw.

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Swami Nirmalananda Saraswati
2017
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Gratefulness and Celibacy

“How do we say YES to life if we have chosen to be celibate outside of marriage;” the one-word answer is, “gratefully,” because the YES to life is gratefulness — grate-fulness — our full response to the gratuitous gift of life.

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David Stendl-Rast
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