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LALON FAKIR, HUMANISM AND THE BAUL TRADITION

Lalon Shah

    Lalon Fakir’s philosophy is relevant to all ages and times. Lalon was a mystic, social reformer, songwriter, and a Baul singer in Bengal in the late 18th to early 19th century. Baul singers are wandering minstrels who originated

Anindita Ganguly October 25, 2024November 6, 2024 Uncategorized Read more

The BLACK MADONNAS OF SPAIN

The BLACK MADONNAS OF SPAIN

The idea for pilgrimage to see the Black Madonna at the Royal Monastery of Santa Maria  in Guadalupe, Extremadura, Spain germinated after I interviewed Dr. Andrew Chesnut for a blog post on  Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City.   Dr.

Anindita Ganguly June 9, 2024June 30, 2025 Uncategorized Read more

ESSENTIAL HOPE

Fruit in snow

I recently came across a study that blew my mind.  Matthew A. Killingsworth and Daniel T. Gilbert (2010), Harvard psychologists,  found that participants in their study reported their “minds wandering” almost 47 percent of their waking hours. The term, “mind

Anindita Ganguly January 7, 2024January 16, 2024 Uncategorized Read more

Interview with Dr. Sherry Ruth Anderson: Women’s Spirituality

Interview with Dr. Sherry Ruth Anderson: Women’s Spirituality

I had the honor and privilege of interviewing Dr. Sherry Ruth Anderson on the themes of women’s spirituality and aging based on her two books. Sherry and Patricia Hopkins (1991) published “The Feminine Face of God: The Unfolding of the

Anindita Ganguly February 21, 2023March 17, 2023 Uncategorized Read more

Interview with Mari: Coming Back from a Near Death Experience from COVID

Nature

Mari is a very dear friend. I have known her for 20 years. Mari is remarkably optimistic and brave in the face of adversity. She is one the kindest people I know. She is an amazing woman, mother and grandmother.

Anindita Ganguly July 31, 2022March 17, 2023 Uncategorized Read more

Interview with Dr. Richard G. Tedeschi : Post Trauma Growth (PTG)

Regrowth

In our current times, many people are encountering or have faced adverse and tumultuous events in the recent past. The traditional relationship between encountering increased traumatic events and demonstration of psychological symptoms, distress or disorders is being challenged by the

Anindita Ganguly May 19, 2022March 17, 2023 Uncategorized Read more

The Cahanas: Keeping the Faith in the Worst of Times

Faith

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

Anindita Ganguly March 19, 2022December 29, 2024 Religion, Holocaust, Psychology, Spirituality, War in Ukraine Read more

Interview with Dr. Harold Koenig: Religion and Health

I am very honored to interview Dr. Harold Koenig, very well known for his pioneering research about the relationship between religious and spiritual practices and health. He has conducted research about the impact of different faith traditions and practices on

Anindita Ganguly December 30, 2021April 1, 2025 Psychology, Religion, Spirituality Read more

Interview with Rabbi Waskow: A Prophetic Voice in the Pandemic

Worldquake

I had the honor and privilege to interview Rabbi Arthur Ocean Waskow about his book, Dancing in God’s Earthquake: the Coming Transformation of Religion. This book is very relevant today as another variant of COVID-19 virus , omicron,  arises. The

Anindita Ganguly December 17, 2021March 17, 2023 Spirituality, Psychology, Religion Read more

Interview with A. Helwa: Islamic Spirituality of Divine Love

Beautiful Mosque

 I recently came across Ms. A. Helwa’s book, “Secrets of Divine Love”. The beauty, holiness, and deep wisdom of the book touched me greatly. Her words, “Allah or God is love”  deeply resonated with me.  She uses the words God

Anindita Ganguly October 23, 2021March 17, 2023 Spirituality, Psychology, Religion Read more
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