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Meditation: A Beginner’s Guide
Over the past several years, scientific research has confirmed that meditation improves the brain in several significant ways. One of the most surprising discoveries is that the benefits of meditation...
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Top 5 Regrets of the Dying
The famous Tibetan poet Milarepa once said: “My religion is to live – and die – without regret.” I remember writing that quote down in my journal with a big star next to it that said, “me too!” It’s...
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How Worship Works
Over the past year as I’ve studied Hinduism, I’ve learned about unfamiliar spiritual practices like praying and making offerings to images (statues or portraits) of gods and saints. As a Mormon, I’d...
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Spiritual Nourishment in Nature
For thousands of years, humankind as built cities to escape the hardships of nature, but has turned to nature for spiritual nourishment. The rishis (seers) who wrote Hindu scripture lived in the...
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Community of Christ Prophet-President Stephen M. Veazey on the Importance of...
In the video link below, Community of Christ Prophet-President Stephen M. Veazey speaks about the importance of diversity in Community of Christ leadership. One excerpt: “We…believe that the diversity...
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Through the Veils
A concept common to both Eastern and Western religions is the idea that we can’t perceive reality completely and accurately because a “veil” obscures our view. In the West, the veil has a more literal...
View ArticleNew Tithing
For Margi and me, one of the greatest joys in our progressive/post-Mormon life has been redirecting our LDS tithing funds to various destinations that we feel deserve support, including:...
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Breaking News: Doomsday Postponed Forever
If you were to believe the incessant barrage of commentary nowadays by politicians, news outlets, and even some of your Facebook friends, you’d have a dismal view of the world and humanity. Every time...
View ArticleHeaven Now
For me, the only thing worse than realizing that this life may be the only life I get, would be to find out that I squandered my only life living for a future that didn’t…really…. exist….all based on...
View ArticleUniversal Spirituality
If you’re reading this, then you and I likely have this in common: when we were growing up we were taught that we were among God’s “elect” children because we were born to parents who were members of...
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East Meets West: Science, Spirituality, and Religious Humanism
Sometimes we unexpectedly find heroes in unlikely places. When I resigned from the LDS church in 2011, I wouldn’t have believed you if you’d told me that four years later one of my heroes would be a...
View ArticleThe Wisdom of Winter
Sweet Darkness by David Whyte When your eyes are tired the world is tired also. When your vision has gone no part of the world can find you. Time to go into the dark where the night has eyes to...
View ArticleFinding God Again, For the First Time
A reader recently posted a comment that really resonated with me, so much so that I had to write a post about it. The comment was in response to John’s post asking readers what have been the most...
View ArticleTalking About God (And Other Lost Causes)
There’s an old saying that “talking about music is like dancing about architecture.” For me, that also describes what talking about God is like. Nothing exposes the arbitrary and ambiguous nature of...
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Science as a Spiritual Springboard
When I was a believing Mormon I appreciated science, but I also sensed great spiritual danger lurking beneath its surface: a tendency to promote atheism, nihilism, and hedonism. So it is ironic to me...
View ArticleSeeking Volunteers to Share Their Stories About Exploring Spirituality...
Hi folks, I’d like to do a series of episodes for the Mormon Transitions podcast on the topic of exploring spirituality post-Mormonism. I’d like to interview post-Mormons who have discovered new...
View Article011: Introducing the “Exploring Spirituality” Series with Andrew Ainsworth
http://www.mormontransitions.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/011_-Introducing-the-_Exploring-Spirituality_-Series-with-Andrew-Ainsworth.mp3 Andrew Ainsworth introduces the upcoming “Exploring...
View Article013: Yoga & Meditation with Sean Lindsay, Part 1 of 2
In this first of two parts, Sean Lindsay describes his discovery and practice of yoga and meditation, and how they have enriched his life....
View Article014: Yoga & Meditation with Sean Lindsay, Part 2 of 2
In this second of two parts, Sean Lindsay continues his discussion of the benefits of meditation and gives listeners a guided meditation exercise....
View Article016: Growing Into Grace with Katie Langston
Katie Langston discusses her discovery of the mainline Protestant Christian perspective on Grace and the healing and growth it has brought into her life. She concludes with a reading of her beautiful...
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