Articles diving into the various spiritual practices developed by our ancient traditions
Buddhist Meditation vs Christian Prayer I was first exposed to Christian Contemplative prayer in my early 20s. A mentor of mine introduced me to the writings of Brother Lawrence, Madame Guyon, Fenelon, and the Desert Fathers. The idea was simple – learn the practice of praying without ceasing. This meant that you developed an inner…
Intro What is Stoicism? Two thousand years ago, a slave named Epictetus sat in chains and taught one of the most powerful mental frameworks in Western history. Decades later, the most powerful man in the world — the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius — used that same framework to govern an empire, face relentless war, and…
Introduction What if the answers to your most pressing modern problems were written down thousands of years ago? That sounds almost too good to be true. But here’s what I’ve discovered on my own journey: the ancient wisdom traditions of the world — from the forests of India to the schools of ancient Greece, from…
Intro One of the most transforming spiritual experiences I’ve ever experienced happened in the desert on a Saturday morning. I had driven out to the Saguaro National Forest and found a rock to sit on that overlooked miles of the natural beauty of the place. I did this with regularity on Saturday mornings to gather…
What is Spirituality? When you hear somebody say, “I’m not religious, I’m spiritual”, what does that bring to mind? To many of us, we envision sitting in the lotus position surrounded by crystals at a yoga retreat in the woods. But is that what spirituality is? I don’t think so. I’m not saying there’s anything…
