“Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again.” ~Joseph Campbell By Leo Babauta In this world where technology and consumerism have become our religion, we’ve largely lost something magical: the ability to elevate something into the realm of the sacred. I’m not a fan of Catholic priests, but if you watch them perform the Eucharistic ritual in mass, it feels like a moment of true magic.
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May 31, 2023
The Science, Psychology, and Metaphysics of Prayer
Some weeks ago, the students of Paramahansa Yogananda — the teacher widely credited with bringing Yoga and Yoga Science to the West – approached me to write an article on prayer, coincident with their upcoming annual week-long Self-Realization Fellowship Convocation. An exploration into the subject reveals prayer to be a considerably more complex subject than the stereotypic image we tend to have of the ardent believer, fervorently casting forth pleas
May 20, 2023
How to start drawing
Today is a good day to start drawing. If you are, like most adults, insecure about your artistic skills, take heart. Drawing isn’t just about making art, but rather “a tool for learning above all else,” as D.B. Dowd explains in his book Stick Figures: Drawing as a Human Practice. Putting pen to paper has many benefits. It develops the capacity for close observation, introspection, patience, and humility—vital attributes during a