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Meditation Categories: Devotional, Secular, & Enlightenment-focused

Benefits of Meditation: Health professionals, popular magazines, gurus like Dr. Chopra, and TV celebrities like Dr. OZ have long been touting the benefits of meditation. Perhaps its most convincing advocates, however, are average practitioners like you and me, who have been meditating for years, and who can attest first-hand to…

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The Bahá’í Faith: Oneness of God, Unity of Humanity

Bahai'i Tenets

                  Baha’i Tenets according to the Charlotte, NC Baha’i Community  As a non-denominational minister in Atlanta, I often talk to others of different faiths and even coach individuals of various faiths.   Last weekend I went to an interfaith event and met a…

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Shinto-Japan’s Nature Religion

A bonsai tree in the moonlight

The word Shinto comes from the Chinese word Shen-tao, which means “the way of the gods”. In Japan, these gods are called “kami”; however, the meaning of kami encompasses not only gods, but also one’s ancestors, the spiritual essence that occupies everything, and anything/person that inspires reverence or awe.  In general, however, while…

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