Sacred

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Wesley Avram: The Song of Life Is Sacred

Do you know what sacred sound is? Yale professor Wesley Avram says God created the world by turning a hum into a sacred song, and that's why heaven is imagined as a place of singing praise.

Related Topics: Spiritbreak, Holistic Spirituality, Music, Wesley Avram, Inspiration, Christianity, Sacred, Yale professor, Life Is, sacred song, Praise, sacred sound, Place

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Your Favorite Sacred Places

You told us about the places you're visited that have most spirituality influenced you. Now we can all travel vicariously with this album of your amazing photos.

Related Topics: Sacred Travel, Power Spots, Christianity, Judaism, Holistic Living, Earth, Favorite Sacred Places

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Exploring the Sacred Earth Contest Slideshow

Related Topics: Earth, Sacred Travel, Inspirational, Inspiration, Holistic Living, Power Spots, Sacred Earth Contest

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What Makes a 'Power Spot' Sacred?

A pilgrim and photographer explores the most potent, sacred places on Earth.

Related Topics: Holistic Living, Sacred, site, Sacred Sites, sacred places, sacred mountains, power places, Power, human intention, visionary experiences, ancient religions

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Jainism

Learn the basics of Jainism as well as the beliefs and practices of one of the oldest religious traditions of India.

Related Topics: Jainism, Jain, Satya, Ahimsa, Loka, Nonviolence, Practice, Sacred Texts, monastic community, Religious, material existence, religious traditions, Traditions, strict religious austerity, monastic

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As the world turns its attention to Beijing and to the elite athletes gathering there for the Olympics, we invite you to take a virtual tour of the 8 most sacred places in this historically prominent city.

Related Topics: Beijing Olympics, Beijing, Sacred, Travel, Credit, emperors, Chinese, sacred places, Intricate stone carvings, astonishing imperial garden, arched stone bridges, Tomb, noticeable exhilaration surges, athletes