The Cahanas: Keeping the Faith in the Worst of Times
Keeping the faith, as we are collectively paralyzed in dark and turbulent times, is very difficult. We are in the third year of a pandemic, marked by vast losses of lives, economic crises, homelessness, and food insecurity. The senseless genocide of people in Ukraine perpetrated by the Russian army is
The Spirituality of Waiting
In the human condition, all of us experience waiting at some point. Waiting is an in between state from where we are to where we want to be. Some forms of waiting are pleasurable such as waiting for vacations or weekends. Other forms of waiting, such as, healing journeys are
OLD SOULS: COMPELLING EVIDENCE OF REINCARNATION
Reincarnation refers to the soul or consciousness of a person which survives the bodily death and is reborn into new existence. Different religious traditions, like Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and Druze, have belief systems about reincarnation. According to the Pew Research Center (2018), 33 percent of all US adults believe
Interview with Dr. Henslin: “THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON JOY”
Different religious and spiritual traditions describe joy as a core attribute of God or the Divine Source. In Hinduism, the Upanishads define Brahman or God with the words, Sat-Chit-Ananda, which means Truth, Consciousness and Joy. Ananada, which is joy not dependent on external conditions, is contrasted with "sukha" which is
The Great Gratitude Practice
After a year of health struggles, I am super grateful for the different aspects of my life, especially being able to continue working on this blog. Also, a big thank you to all the presenters and readers of the blog articles. The field of positive psychology studies positive emotions
MANY, MANY THANKS ST. JUDE
I have much to thank God and Saint Jude Thaddeus for this season in my life. St. Jude is one of the 12 apostles of Christ and different from Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Christ. After a year of health struggles and dark times, I am very grateful to do this
THE CASE FOR GRACE AND COMPASSION
Father Richard Rohr, author, theologian and scholar, talks about our experiences of love and suffering as key factors in our shared humanity. Grace and compassion stem from love and are especially powerful in alleviating suffering. Grace can be viewed as someone offering unmerited favor or help to a recipient without