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French Physicist Wins $1.4 Million Religion PrizeIn a nominating letter, Nidhal Guessoum, chair of physics at American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, wrote that d'Espagnat "has constructed a coherent body of work which shows why it is credible that the human mind is capable of perceiving deeper realities."
How to Cultivate Compassion in Your LifeWhy develop compassion in your life? Well, there are scientific studies that suggest there are physical benefits to practicing compassion. More Articles
Joe Bageant: Skinny Dipping in RealityA coot's account of the great hippy LSD enlightenment search party...essential Joe Bageant
This is the third in a series of articles focusing on my theological journey. Since retiring three months ago I have had time to revisit some of the books and concepts I first ran into back in seminaray in the 1970s. You are invited to share your views, pro or con.
Drinking as a Low-Level Search for God"Malt does more than Milton can to justify God's ways to man," wrote A.E. Houseman.
For Good Self-Control, Try Getting Religious About It - NYTimes.com"We simply asked if there was good evidence that people who are more religious have more self-control," Dr. McCullough. "For a long time it wasn't cool for social scientists to study religion, but some researchers were quietly chugging along for decades.
Selflessness, core of all major world religions, has neuropsychological connectionAll spiritual experiences are based in the brain. That statement is truer than ever before, according to a University of Missouri neuropsychologist.
India Attacks Have Not Led to More ViolenceWhen Hakim Iqbal goes to the mosque today to celebrate the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, he will wear a black armband — a sign of solidarity with Mumbai's Hindus and Christians after the terrorist attacks on this city that left 171 dead. More Articles
Two New Bibles Preach A Hip, Eco-Friendly Gospel : NPRTwo new Bibles targeting a young, hip — even secular — audience are hitting bookstores. One is a slick, illustrated version of the New Testament; the other is an environmentally friendly edition that takes advantage of the popularity of the green movement. More Articles
The NYTimes: Anecdotally...on Love.It was like opening up an unused compartment in my brain, as though one part were used to think about things that concerned my earthly sphere, and this other newly discovered part was meant to — but not ready to — grapple with HUGE realities.
Science's Alternative to an Intelligent Creator: the Multiverse Theory | DISCOVERPhysicists don't like coincidences. They like even less the notion that life is somehow central to the universe, and yet recent discoveries are forcing them to confront that very idea.
Spiritism May Not All Be In One's Head - BostonHerald.comWe have seen this debate before. Sigmund Freud believed that a deep desire for God proved that God is an illusion. But the intensity of a desire or an experience does not make it a lie. And perhaps the lobes and the thalamus are responding to a reality, not conjuring it.
Of Serotonin and SpiritualitySerotonin, the brain chemical crucial to mood and motivation, also shapes personality to make you susceptible to spiritual experiences.
A Simple Act of Anti-War Protest Marks the Fifth Anniversary of Iraq War in New York CityPhotos of a simple act of anti-war protest on the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war featuring Transcendence lead singer Ed Hale and an American flag to voice dissent of the US invasion takes place in New York City.
At OpEdNews: Politics without transcendence is the world.Spirituality and Intelligence give human nature wings of transcendence. Transcendence leaves delusion and "things" like the Bush anti-Christ in a hell of absolute failure. Liberating transcendence is as close as our reality intuitions. Listen, how they call . . .
The NDE PhenomenaNear Death Experiences can be called many different things. Some call it Kundalini, The Awakening, Cosmic Consciousness, The Opening of the Third Eye, etc.
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