http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:41:00 -0700 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:33:56 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Quote-for-the-day?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner  The truly spiritual person never tries to compare himself or herself with others, or others among themselves. I have never been able to understand the compelling phrase, “keeping up with the Joneses.” It does not matter very much wh... quote Eknath Easwaran Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:33:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Quote-for-the-day?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m6d19-Brent-Bourgeois-the-liberal-Christian?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner   Brent Bourgeois (pronounced Boo-Jwah) is probably not someone you'd immediately connect with the term "evangelical Christian." This is because the well-known Sacramento area musician considers himself politically liberal, and there ... religion faith interview Christianity fundamentalism politics Fri, 19 Jun 2009 10:09:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m6d19-Brent-Bourgeois-the-liberal-Christian?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m6d17-Keith-Wards-big-questions?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner From Wikimedia Commons "We're now being challenged to create a theology which would use the findings of modern science and eastern mysticism which, as you know, coincide so much, and to evolve from that a new theology which would be much more a... religion spirituality faith philosophy interview science physics perennial philosophy Christianity Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:37:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m6d17-Keith-Wards-big-questions?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m6d15-Love-the-sinner?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner   "Are some crimes so appalling that their perpetrators should never walk free again?" (David Frost) Do you believe that someone who has participated in the serial sexual abuse and murder of children should ever be forgiven and can eve... spirituality faith film review transformation Christianity Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:36:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m6d15-Love-the-sinner?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m6d12-Spirituality-as-broad-science?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner   Yesterday, we considered Sam Harris' proposal of a "contemplative science" that evaluates "spiritual" experiences generated by such methods as meditation not in terms of dogmatic religious teachings accepted on faith, but ... religion spirituality faith enlightenment meditation science physics Ken Wilber Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:56:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m6d12-Spirituality-as-broad-science?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m6d11-Sam-Harris-rational-mysticism?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner  Most prominent atheists seem to disparage all religion and spirituality as irrational nonsense. But neuroscientist and author Sam Harris is an exception. As we saw yesterday, Harris believes in the possibility of a universal spirituality divorc... religion spirituality doubt faith meditation science atheism skepticism Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:00:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m6d11-Sam-Harris-rational-mysticism?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m6d10-Religionfree-Spirituality?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner From Wikimedia CommonsYesterday, we briefly considered the "new atheists" and whether their criticisms of theism are fair and helpful. Neuroscientist and author Sam Harris is one of a "quartet" of prominent atheists mentioned, an... religion spirituality Taoism faith meditation science perennial philosophy Christianity atheism skepticism Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:54:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m6d10-Religionfree-Spirituality?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m6d9-Theism-and-Skepticism?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner   "Spirituality is our way of dealing with the numinous, the mysterious and the inexpressible ecstasy occasionally available in life." (Steven H. Propp) "There is clearly no greater obstacle to a truly empirical approach to spiri... religion spirituality doubt faith Christianity fundamentalism atheism skepticism Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:42:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m6d9-Theism-and-Skepticism?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m6d6-Spirituality-and-sensuality?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner   "It's a new world, a new man, a new woman, a new time, it's a new spirituality..." (Jonathan Doherty) "Not to cherish both the angel and the animal, both the spirit and the flesh, is to renounce the whole interest and greatness ... religion spirituality transformation enlightenment Self Alan Watts perennial philosophy Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:45:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m6d6-Spirituality-and-sensuality?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m6d5-David-Carradines-spiritual-legacy?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner AP Photo/ABC, File "Kung Fu" was one of the finest and most innovative series dramas in the history of television, and David Carradine was the star who made the show so stellar. Carradine masterfully played the role of Kwai Chang Caine, a ... religion spirituality Taoism meditation martial arts Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:07:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m6d5-David-Carradines-spiritual-legacy?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m6d1-Beyond-fundamentalist-christianity?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner From Wikimedia Commons Bill Harryman's outstanding blog 'Integral Options Cafe' features a reprint of an article by retired Baptist pastor Howard Bess that argues that American Christianity is undergoing an important evolution from the dyed-in-the-w... religion spirituality faith science Christianity fundamentalism Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:55:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m6d1-Beyond-fundamentalist-christianity?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m5d27-What-the-major-religions-share-in-common?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner  Do all the major religions share any key teachings in common? Certainly there are many differences between the great religions of the world. For example, Buddhism and Christianity appear so different on the outside that it's difficult to fit th... religion spirituality philosophy perennial philosophy Wed, 27 May 2009 14:42:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m5d27-What-the-major-religions-share-in-common?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m5d25-Buddhism-and-physics?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner   "The lines between science and spirituality have become inevitably blurred." (Gerald Penilla)   "If I were an Eastern mystic the last thing in the world that I would want would be a reconciliation with modern science.&quot... religion spirituality science physics Mon, 25 May 2009 14:44:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m5d25-Buddhism-and-physics?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m5d12-Turmoil-at-Sacramentos-Westminster-Presbyterian-Church?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner  Rev. David Thompson is in trouble, but it's not clear why. He's been the popular pastor of Sacramento's historic Westminster Presbyterian Church for the past eight years. He's won recognition for his tireless promotion of interfaith communicati... religion spirituality faith Tue, 12 May 2009 15:59:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m5d12-Turmoil-at-Sacramentos-Westminster-Presbyterian-Church?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m5d11-Fareed-Zakaria-interviews-the-Dalai-Lama?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner Photo by Luca Galuzzi - www.galuzzi.it Yesterday, Fareed Zakaria interviewed Tenzin Gyatso, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama , on CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS . They talked about Tibetan culture and what it can offer the world, Chinese-Tibetan relations, the D... religion spirituality Dalai Lama interview Mon, 11 May 2009 15:25:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m5d11-Fareed-Zakaria-interviews-the-Dalai-Lama?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m5d9-Alan-Watts-theater?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner   Alan Watts was a mystic, philosopher, author, lecturer, and one of the greatest philosophical entertainers who ever lived. Although he served as an Episcopalian priest between 1945 and 1950 and, as a priest, wrote a book about Christian mystic... spirituality Alan Watts philosophy Sat, 09 May 2009 20:02:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m5d9-Alan-Watts-theater?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m5d6-Subject-becoming-object?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner  "Rest in the transcendental Self or Witness that is aware of all of this."--Ken WilberPreviously, we looked at a Ken Wilber video entitled 'Subject Becomes Object' after some prefatory comments stating that this video offers a remarka... religion spirituality transformation enlightenment Self meditation Wed, 06 May 2009 18:50:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m5d6-Subject-becoming-object?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m5d4-Who-am-I?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner Photo by Greg Henry/Freerange.com "Fundamentally, enlightenment is identifying your true Self, and the true Self is that which is not an object." --Ken Wilber Who am I? When we take up a spiritual practice, our mission, should we decide t... spirituality transformation enlightenment Self meditation Mon, 04 May 2009 19:21:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m5d4-Who-am-I?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m5d1-A-spiritual-transformation?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner St. Paul/Wikimedia CommonsWhat would you do if you were the victim of a violent attack that left you blind for the rest of your life? Would you succumb to hopeless despair, bitterness, or vindictive hatred toward your attacker? Or would you embrac... religion spirituality faith transformation Fri, 01 May 2009 22:41:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m5d1-A-spiritual-transformation?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m4d30-Helping-the-homeless-part-II?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner  Wikimedia Commons This is the second installment of a three-part series on the religious and spiritual dimensions of helping the homeless. You can read Part I here. "In our view, based not only on our theology but on our experience, it i... religion spirituality homeless Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:05:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-8637-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m4d30-Helping-the-homeless-part-II?cid=exrss-Sacramento-Spirituality-Examiner