President Serene Jones preaches at Chapel on "The Weight of Glory," as Union Theological Seminary kicks off it's 180th Academic Year.
14:49 min
CLEAR ALL
Wim Hof first caught the attention of scientists when he proved he was able to use meditation to stay submerged in ice for 1 hour and 53 minutes without his core body temperature changing.
5
The evening session was a conversation between Dr.
John Perkins and Llyn Roberts 2012 and Other Indigenous Prophecies for Transformation: Lecture and Experiential Journey into a New Consciousness Cultures the world over have predicted that we are entering a time that is ripe for a transformation to higher consciousness unlike any ever...
Mega-viral poet and activist Yung Pueblo gives an inspiring “Tam Talk.”
"It seems to me like the church would be the place that would lead the way in having dangerous conversations," says megachurch pastor Rob Bell, author of the controversial "Love Wins: A Book about Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived."
What do we talk about when we talk about hell? Fire and brimstone. An eternity of torture and pain. Someone with coffee breath talking too close to your face. Finding out Hoobastank has more than one song. But spiritual teacher Rob Bell wonders what Jesus meant when he used the word hell.
The Stoics bring forth the theme of self-control on a regular basis. Epictetus, for example, spoke about abstaining from talking about vulgar things, and Marcus Aurelius points out that we should set limits to comfort and consumption.
1
The first decades of our life are mostly spent in making adaptations to the world and its demands upon us. The central project of mid-life and beyond is the recovery of a deeper sense of identity, rediscovery of purpose, and the development of a more mature sensibility.
2