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Book Review: Religion Is Not About God, by Loyal Rue

January 10, 2013May 28, 2012 by B. T. Newberg

“If religion is not about God, then what on earth is it about?” asks author Loyal Rue. B. T. Newberg reviews his answer in this groundbreaking book…

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Can You Love Nature?

Can You Love Nature?

Exploring our unreciprocated love of nature…

A.I.: Avoiding Insanity

A.I.: Avoiding Insanity

The importance of genuine human interaction…

Spiritual Journaling

Spiritual Journaling

Leigh concludes her three article series on journaling…

Opus 100: My View of Spiritual Naturalism

Opus 100: My View of Spiritual Naturalism

A look back at some key articles on spiritual naturalism…

Reflections on Food Ethics

Reflections on Food Ethics

Considering what we eat…

Fast is Slow—Slow is Fast.

Fast is Slow—Slow is Fast.

Turning from the busyness of life, to the deepest business of life…

What Spiritual Naturalism Means to Me

What Spiritual Naturalism Means to Me

A second in our series of articles on how people view Spiritual Naturalism…

Subjectivity?

Subjectivity?

Toward the fullness of the Void…

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Focus on the Phoenix:  Establishing a Discipline of the Spirit

Focus on the Phoenix: Establishing a Discipline of the Spirit

Helping your spiritual life rise from its own ashes like a Phoenix…
Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

A sentiment for the New Year…
Meditation Framing & Procession: A Spiritual Naturalist Ritual

Meditation Framing & Procession: A Spiritual Naturalist Ritual

One example of a ritual that can be performed before and after meditation, with its naturalistic purposes explained…
Distractions to Spiritual Practice, Pt 2

Distractions to Spiritual Practice, Pt 2

In this second of a 4-part series, DT Strain describes the ego as a distraction to spiritual practice, whether it be on the part of the teacher or the student…

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Marijuana is my secular sacrament

Marijuana is my secular sacrament

Brian Hines explains why he supports the use of cannabis as a part of spiritual practice…
Compassion as Foundation

Compassion as Foundation

Compassion is under assault in our media, entertainment, and politics. Learn what compassion means to us and why it is the foundation of our spiritual practice…
Running as a Spiritual Practice

Running as a Spiritual Practice

High on running…
The Ritual of Deep Reading

The Ritual of Deep Reading

Guest writer R. A. Hackney discusses deep reading as a spiritual practice…

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