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Imam Khalid Latif: Ramadan Reflection Day 1: What Will Make This Fast Different? This Ramadan is unique in comparison to the Ramadans that came before it just as today is unique in comparison to each yesterday that we have lived and every tomorrow that we will see. As in years past, Muslims all over the world, myself included, will abstain from eating, drinking, smoking, and engaging in sexual activity from sunrise until sunset for a month.

The rituals and actions that render my fast to be valid will stay the same. What will make this Ramadan different is my being different. While taking a moment to think about how much my life has changed this past year, I also should take a moment to think about how I have changed in the past year. Transcendentalism. Transcendentalism is a religious and philosophical movement that developed during the late 1820s and '30s[1] in the Eastern region of the United States as a protest against the general state of spirituality and, in particular, the state of intellectualism at Harvard University and the doctrine of the Unitarian church as taught at Harvard Divinity School.

Transcendentalism

Among the transcendentalists' core beliefs was the inherent goodness of both people and nature. They believe that society and its institutions—particularly organized religion and political parties—ultimately corrupt the purity of the individual. They have faith that people are at their best when truly "self-reliant" and independent. It is only from such real individuals that true community could be formed. History[edit] Origins[edit] Transcendentalism is closely related to Unitarianism, the dominant religious movement in Boston at the early nineteenth century. Emerson's Nature[edit] Kristen Houghton: The Spiritual Power of Words. We have at our disposal a power that can change lives, make a sick spirit healthy, encourage success, guide those who need it, make or break relationships and create a lasting impression of us as people.

Kristen Houghton: The Spiritual Power of Words

That power is the power of words. All of us use words in everyday conversation, that's the human way of communication. We talk. Words are more powerful than anything on earth. But do we ever seriously think about what we're saying to another person or how we're saying it? The ancients believed that the spoken word contained the power and authority of the Gods. Words, spoken or written, still hold power today. Maggie Lyon : The Top 10 Benefits of Spiritual Practice. What is spiritual practice?

Maggie Lyon : The Top 10 Benefits of Spiritual Practice

Furthermore, do you have one? Simply put, I define spiritual practice as something you do every single day that draws you deeper into who you really are by connecting you with your divine self. Please don't be put off by the word spiritual here! Spiritual doesn't have to entail -- though it often does -- meditation cushions, prayer beads, chant books, yoga mats or any other such paraphernalia. You Docs: Having faith is good for your body as well as your soul.

Like all physicians, we've seen things we can't explain.

You Docs: Having faith is good for your body as well as your soul

Every now and then, we spot new research showing that religious faith is good for more than your soul. We believe that somehow spiritual health improves physical well-being. When faith is strong, it seems to keep your heart, blood vessels, brain and immune system younger. But talk about tough things to study! Still, inventive scientists find ways (one of us, Dr. The chicken-and-egg question remains: Do people who frequently attend religious services already have low blood pressure? Rod Stryker: Spiritual vs. Material Fulfillment: Who Says You Can't Have Both? (Part II)

Part I of this article looked at the two different kinds of fulfillment: material and spiritual.

Rod Stryker: Spiritual vs. Material Fulfillment: Who Says You Can't Have Both? (Part II)

In this part, we look at the importance of resolving all conflict between the two and fully celebrating both. The very first time I did yoga, I discovered a greater sense of peace than I had ever known. Each subsequent time I did it, I can honestly say it led me to feel more inspired, more capable and clearer about myself and the world. But, when I first started studying the teachings of yoga, I couldn't help noticing a contradiction between the way yoga practice made me feel and what I understood at the time about its teachings, which seemed rather unforgiving when it came to desire -- even the most basic emotional and biological ones.

Unless you practiced celibacy, for instance, it seemed you would wind up just another lost soul. The answer to both questions, I would later discover, was no. Malama. Care neglect encouragement discouragement love fear kindness violence trust deceit play suffering fun punishment bood coercion freedom guilt fairness shame my rights timeout feeling narcissism sharing materialism acceptance criticism respect contempt safety defensiveness listening stonewalling inventiveness obedience wonder ignorance equality autocracy cooperation competition Welcome and Aloha from Hawaii!

Malama

The synonym for the Hawaiian word Malama is " . " I learned of the word while teaching Hawaiian, part-Hawaiian, Samoan, and Polynesian students. The is currently an embryonic idea for using hypertext to teach academic disciplines, social skills and moral values holistically, with a constant awareness and attention to the meaning of malama. The following exercise, can be used with students or adults of all ages. The objective is for the class to think of as many words to put on the lists. Language.

Meditation

Buddhist Practice. Middle Path. Taoism.