"A highly individualized spiritual belief system composed of selected elements drawn from various doctrines." — Judie Sigdel
I hope that you enjoy the fourth installment of the Convert a Friend series. As always, I am posting it without edits. The following essay was written by Melissa Illingworth. If I was going to try to convince a friend to become either Buddhist or Hindu, what arguments would you use and why? Hinduism is a …
The following post appeared on Chris Nicholas's WordPress blog https://therenegadepress.com. The message is so powerful, insightful and well written that I felt compelled to share it with the readers of https://eclecticspirituality.com. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I did. If so, please show Chris some love by leaving positive feedback on his original …
I'm pleased to present the third installment of the Convert a Friend series. As always, I am posting it without edits. The following essay was written by David Meszaros. The Appealing Allure of Buddhism One day, a friend had happened to stop by, and decided to join me for tea. As we discussed life, she had …
Eventually, he learned that the only way that he could endure the pain was by repeating the mantra, "In this moment, I am fine."
Hinduism is ranked as the fourth largest world religion with approximately 900 million followers (Adherents.com, 2007). But if you're like most Westerners, you probably don't know much about it. Tonight's post, the second in the Convert a Friend series, may shed a little light. This guest series features essays written by Professor Michele Scott James's Eastern Religions students at MiraCosta …
My dear friend Michele Scott James is a professor of history and philosophy and religion at MiraCosta Community College. She has a BA and an MA in Asian studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara with an emphasis in religion and history. She also has equivalency in religious studies and history. A few weeks …
I did a quick Internet search and discovered that there is a product named Buddha Butter. This post isn't about that. I also found several pictures of a Buddha butter dish. While cute and kitschy -- if slightly sacrilegious -- this post isn't about that, either. So, what is it about? Patience, dear reader! You'll soon find …
The following article was published by Jenn on The Search for Life after Death. It speaks to a theme with which my readers are very much familiar: Many adults, especially those under 30, have strong spiritual beliefs even though they are not affiliated with a religion. I urge you to subscribe to Jenn's blog, …
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Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty. -- Anne Herbert Many years ago, my husband and I had a pet budgie named Bubba who was the most charming creature ever to grace this earth. I fell in love with him when he was a featherless baby the size of a quarter. Because he had …
"At the risk of sounding too goal oriented, how long does it take to get good at meditation?"
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