Are the experiences people have using hallucinogenic substances spiritual in nature? What role do indigenous practices that include peyote and ayahuasca have for non-indigenous people? Is there something valid with the use of hallucinogens for spiritual growth or is this just some sort of aberration? The following is a text… Read More »Hallucinogenic Substances and Spiritual Experiences
What do mystics experience? Is their experience different from the spiritual experiences of other people? How do mystics describe the experiences they’ve had? The following is a text version of this posting. What do mystics experience? How is their spiritual experience different from others? While there’s no one path to… Read More »The Experience of Being a Mystic
How do we find the ground to stand when things fall apart around us? Through our spiritual practice, we develop a sense of being grounded. This foundation supports us when life begins to fall apart. In this video, I share my experience of maintaining an interior life rooted in spiritual… Read More »Resilience and the Interior Life
People rarely describe themselves as “religious” today. While an increasing number of people call themselves “spiritual but not religious,” even people who regularly attend a house of worship avoid the term “religious.” Explore four reasons behind this shift in how people describe themselves. The following is a text version of… Read More »Four Reasons Why People Are Not Religious Today
How do we understand our work and labor? Is there a connection between our labor and spiritual practice? Is work an expression of our deeper selves? Do our religious and spiritual rituals invite us to consider the sacred nature of work? I mostly meant it as a joke. But there… Read More »Our Labor and Quotidian Mysteries
Christian spirituality suffers from a basic problem: most people don’t know what it is. Many Christians confuse Christian spirituality with dogma. Dogma is rational and cognitive. But spirituality is the movement of the heart and soul. Let me explain further. The following is a text version of this posting. It… Read More »The Problem with Christian Spirituality
Is the essence of who are you a spiritual being? Are you a spiritual being having a human experience? Or do you understand yourself and the spiritual aspect of your life in a different way? What difference does it make? The following is a text version of this posting. Think… Read More »R U A Spiritual Being?
Mystics experience a unique depth in life. Colored by the unitive dimension of mysticism, day-to-day living takes on sharper hues. The following is a text version of this posting. Mysticism. It’s a topic that’s commonly discussed today in spiritually oriented groups. On social media platforms, there are groups and threads… Read More »Mysticism’s Deep Experience
