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by Peter Van Houten M.D. (Spiritual Practices, Yoga and Science)
Meditation and Emotions: Their Impact on Your Brain and Health

Because the authors included in their book studies of a wide range of different religions, they were able to show that the positive effects of religious beliefs and practices on the brain are not tied to any specific religion or belief system.

by Peter Van Houten M.D. (Spiritualizing Daily Life, Yoga and Science)
Putting God First: A Physician’s Journey–An Interview with Peter Van Houten

As devotees, the pitfall is to decide that we have only so much energy—and no more. Just when I think I’ve done everything I can do, Divine Mother often says, “But there’s so much more you can do,” and then shows me that’s true.

by Bharat Cornell (Spiritual Practices)

When I was five-years-old, I was in my backyard and looking intently upward into a thick fog when all of a sudden, bursting through a gap in the fog, came a flock of pearl-white snow geese. Seeing the snow geese thrilled me deeply, and ever since I’ve wanted to immerse myself in nature.

by Ananta McSweeney (Spiritualizing Daily Life)

To activate the law of success, we needed to remain open to what God was trying to teach us and attune to His will, not our personal desires.

by Mangala Loper-Powers (Spiritual Development, Yoga and Science)

Years ago, I discovered that one of my biggest challenges as a nurse was attachment to the person I was serving, and also to my role as a caring professional. My first awareness of this came when I found myself in tears because I was unable to be present at the childbirth of a favorite patient.

by Richard Salva (Spiritual Development)

After reading what Yogananda said about Lincoln and Lindbergh, I began to do a little research.Then, one day, I felt inspired to do a more in-depth investigation.

by James Prakash Van Cleave (Spiritualizing Daily Life)

I grew up on a farm, and my training and inclination have always been to take care of the land.

by Paul Nakula Cryer (Spiritualizing Daily Life)

When I arrived at Ananda, everything I owned was in a backpack made out of a used gunnysack.

by Sharon Taylor (Spiritualizing Daily Life)

I always wanted to do hospice work. I felt that there was something here for me to learn.

by Byasa Steinmetz (Directions and Trends, Yoga and Science)

Today there are two conflicting ideas about where all the tumultuous change in our present-day world is leading.

by Mary Kretzmann (Spiritual Practices)

Healing depends on the power of the healer and the receptivity of the patient. The process of powerfully affirming health increases a person’s receptivity to the healing process.

by Nitai Deranja (Spiritual Development)

The age of the child makes a big difference. Children from 6 to 12 are wide open and very vulnerable emotionally, so at our school we shield them as much as possible from the storms and extremes of life.