It wasn’t so long ago that most Americans took their religion for granted. You were born into a religion, you lived in it, and you died in it. It’s the way humans have related to religion for thousands of years. Until now. Today, a significant and growing number of Americans do not identify themselves as […]
From The Under 35 Project: “Because of That, This”
“Profound loss can create a sudden, uninvited wake-up call,” says Lisa Wilson. When she received hers, she was gifted with new perspectives.
Video: A pioneering Buddhist retreat for homeless youth
This year, New York City-based Reciprocity Foundation (which you may have read about SunSpace previously, here) pioneered a Buddhist retreat program for homeless youth. This is the first program of its kind in America: Nearly thirty youth headed upstate to attend three-day spiritual retreats — in which they were offered yoga and meditation instruction, bodywork […]
The making of “Peace is the Way”
We recently shared a video trailer for “Walking With Alfred Hassler, Thich Nhat Hanh and Sister Chan Khong,” of the new Peace is the Way film series. Here, filmmaker Jennifer Adams tells of how the series began to come together, and how you contribute to its completion. The story of the making of this film series […]
Updated: Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch: “Reports of my being totally cancer free are exaggerated”
As we’d reported here earlier, Adam Yauch (aka MCA) of the Beastie Boys has been battling cancer, in the form of a tumor on his parotid gland.
Chogyam Trungpa: “25 percent attention”
Chogyam Trungpa quote: “25 percent attention”