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B. T. Newberg

Ten Reasons to Complete Your Training Today: Spiritual Naturalism 101 and Star Wars

December 14, 2016February 4, 2016 by B. T. Newberg

Better than mere “mind tricks”, our online course introduces time-tested and evidence-based techniques to help you cultivate empowerment and a sense of meaning. Register today.

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The Centrality of Emotion, Part 2: An Ancient Approach to Modern Science

January 16, 2015January 8, 2015 by B. T. Newberg

How can we discover a path that makes emotion genuinely central, but which is also rooted in today’s best scientific evidence?

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The Centrality of Emotion, Part 1: What Ancient Philosophy Offers Modern Naturalists

September 14, 2015December 4, 2014 by B. T. Newberg

We need more than intellectual principles – we need fully-embodied life practice motivated by emotion.

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Roots of SN, Part 12: Were the Skeptics Naturalistic?

October 22, 2014October 23, 2014 by B. T. Newberg

The Skeptics of Greece, another potentially naturalistic tradition, can teach us more about the true definition of naturalism.

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Roots of SN, Part 11: Were the Cynics and Stoics Naturalistic?

October 2, 2014October 2, 2014 by B. T. Newberg

“Live according to nature” was the motto of the Cynics and Stoics. Were these traditions naturalistic?

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Roots of SN, Part 10: Were the Atomists and Epicureans Naturalistic?

September 3, 2014September 4, 2014 by B. T. Newberg

If the universe is nothing but atoms, what place can there be for gods? The earliest atomists arrived at a surprising answer.

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Roots of SN, Part 9: Was Classical Greece Naturalistic?

August 15, 2014August 14, 2014 by B. T. Newberg

How did cultural innovators in the Classical Period spread naturalism through Greek culture — and how far did it spread?

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Roots of SN, Part 8: Were the Ionian Philosophers Naturalistic?

July 10, 2014June 26, 2014 by B. T. Newberg

Many believe Spiritual Naturalism is a modern movement – but its true age may surprise you.

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Roots of SN, Part 7: Was Archaic Greece Naturalistic?

July 10, 2014June 5, 2014 by B. T. Newberg

Other civilizations laid the crucial building blocks, but what made Greece so ripe for the rise of naturalism?

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