2025-03-31
2025-03-31
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- IDP Radio - Meditation and Consumption
- No Impact Day 1 : Consumption
- Hallucinogens, Psychology and Mysticism
- No Impact Day 4: Food!
- Peace Peace
- The Speech Obama Should Give About Health Insurance Reform
- The Buddha at Work - Notes from Mali on Practice
- Tiger Woods, Buddhism, The Sermon on the Mount, Basic Goodness, and Compassion: "Judge not, that ye be not judged."
- Stop Wasting Time and Start Meditating
- The Monkey and The Box
- The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet's Struggle for Freedom (movie review)
- Would Sid resolve to lose weight for the new year?
- "Abandon what is unwholesome...!" Sharon Salzberg at IDP
- On Staying Motivated
- What the Buddha Taught: SuttaCentral
- A History of Mindfulness
- Skinned alive
- In Search of Lost Time: Attending to Distraction and the Meaning of Mindful
- The jury-rigged, symphonic human brain
- The Practice of Finding Space
- There's a Whole Lot of Earwax on These Fingers
- Week 1: Hardcore Dharma is a Go
- Thank you internet
- Dharma Poetry: Mark Strand
- Hardcore Dharma Week 7: Sharon Salzberg Rocks the House!
- Buddha of the Month
- Sonia Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings July 13 & Buddha of the Week
- Dharma Art: Michelle Provenzano's "The 3 Yanas"
- Reproducing the status quo: "The Disadvantages of an Elite Education"
- that "heat of the moment" moment, and other thoughts on anger
- East Coast vs. West Coast
- Discuss the Integral Activism Meeting before it happens. Right here. Right now.
- Integral Activism - the "I", the "you and I", and the "we"
- Casual Sex on the Buddhist Path?
- Wants and Needs, Part II
- Tuesday linkage
- What I Read This Weekend
- More boredom, please!
- Plastic Bags in Trees, a guest post by Melanie Einzig
- I Contain Multitudes: Part II
- New York in Black & White
- The Bag Monster Says...
- Happy first day of summer!
- Happy Juneteenth, everyone
- Krugman vs. Obama - Paul's Got Brass Knuckles
- Five Thoughts To Combat A Sour Mood on Sunday Night
- Kid Questions
- Political Musings and an Irish Guy Named Pat
- Tortilla voyeur: my adventures in the Wertheim Study
- Can you Levitate?
- Grocery Stores and the GOP
- Andrew Sullivan on Blogging
- 1491
- Cultivating Courage
- Back to the Isolation Tank?
- Back to the Sack: Does banning plastic bags lose American jobs?
- Hardcore Dharma: The Birth of the Cool
- Soothing Videos for Ya'll
- A Truly Black Friday
- Assessing the Real New Year
- Dada: absurd genius, or Buddhist kryptonite?
- Movie Review (and Book Recommendation): The Wackness and The Cure for Grief
- Once More Unto the Breach, Dear...Teeth...
- Truth and Reality
- Politrix in Brooklyn: my adventures with the New Kings Democrats
- New Integral Activism Memo
- We're now on Twitter
- Reality TV: Still Annoying
- Podcast: "Crushed By Love" with Purna Steinitz Pt.2
- A month of Responsible Consumption practice
- Holy Moses!
- Integral Activism Sunday - pix!
- Hardcore Dharma: The 12 Nidanas
- Obama and immigration reform
- Empty Words on Arlen Specter
- Dharma in Poetry
- Picking on Shambhala Sun
- Understanding The Eye
- You Are George Bush
- Now on your iPhone...Augmented Reality!
- This Week on the I.D. Project Podcast: Dr. Miles Neale Pt. 2
- The Buddhist and the Banker: A Love Story
- Keep Your Enemies Close, and Your Near Enemies Closer
- Heard in One City
- Pema Chodron Gets Props on the Front Page of NYTimes.com
- Photography: Meditation Action Direct (Sort Of)
- Desiring Desire
- Escalators and Perforation: The Dharma of Nicholson Baker
- Eight years later and a whole new set of hopes
- Hardcore Dharma Says it With Suttas
- Hat's off, Sen. Schneiderman
- Buddha of the Week!
- Emptiness and Wallace Stevens
- This is Unbelievable
- "Protect the Earth" by, er, trashing it
- Whatâs wrong with just recycling?
- Wrathful Compassion or Act of Aggression?
- Buddhism and Battlestar
- Asking ourselves questions
- Planet Slayer and The Lorax
- REPOST: Ponytail "Beg Waves"
- Impermanence in Action: Economy Edition
- The Wheels on the Bus Go...Oh, Hell No
- Weekly Dedication of Merit: Steven Strogatz
- Research Reveals Key to Good Leadership
- 20 Indirect Ways You Could Be Punishing Yourself
- How To Get Out Of Jury Duty (Ethically)
- Mooching Off Your Parents: An Adult Child's Perspective
- Who's Your Most Inspiring Person of 2009?
- New Years Resolutions: Are We Lying to Ourselves?
- How Do You Complain - Gracefully?
- Smoking: When Do I Say Something?
- Losing The Halloween Spirit: Trick Or... Hide From The Kiddies?
- Friday Failure: Just Because You Can, Doesn't Mean You Should
- Judge Not... Or Not?
- Rat Stuck In NYC Sidewalk Creates Quite A Moral Kerfuffle
- A Dignified Opinion
- Assisted Suicide Tourism: A One-Way Trip With A Whole Lotta Baggage
- Porn Star Wife: Awesome or a Breach of Ethics?
- Racism -- Not as Important as Healthcare!?!
- Erin Andrews Peephole Video: Are Gawkers Getting What They Deserve?
- Is the Lottery Ethical?
- Swine Flu Ethics ?!?
- Carrie Prejean--Role Model or Rogue Model?
- A Bernie Madoff Schadenfreude Story
- Iran and North Korea In the News: Does Caring Oblige Us To Take a Stand?
- Facebook: Is It OK to "Friend" An Old Flame?
- Leann Rimes Stalks Eddie Cibrian...So They Say
- Charity in the Workplace: Unethical or Simply Inappropriate?
- ABC's "Cougar Town" Begs The Question: Are Cougars Victimless Predators?
- Friends And Money: An Uneasy Mix
- Grist For The Mill: Knowing Male Chicks Are Tossed Alive Into Grinders, Will You Still Eat Eggs?
- Child Adopted Then Returned: Did Anita Tedaldi Do The Right Thing?
- Dirty Laundry: An Open Letter to the Laundry Room Goniff
- Failure Friday: Whining 101
- Anne Heche: Great Example of the Grown-Up Bully
- World's Oldest "New" Mother Dead at 69
- What-If Wednesday: Catching a Coworker in a Lie
- Unsolicited Advice from a Stranger: Creep or Good Samaritan?
- Is the Burqini Unethical, or is Banning It?
- How NOT To Behave At A Funeral: Ryan O'Neal Hits On Daughter Tatum At Farrah Fawcett's Grave
- Five Years of War: A Call to Lament and Repent (by Michael Sherrard)
- Rumblings from the New Baptist Covenant (by Tony Campolo)
- Bible Resource Spotlight: Illustrated Life of Paul
- Matthew 5:17-20; The Fulfillment of the Law (Bible Difficulties)
- Bible Resource Spotlight: A Visual Guide to Gospel Events
- Matthew 5:33-37; Oaths (Bible Difficulties)
- Matthew 5:17-20; The Fulfillment of the Law (Theological Commentary)
- Matthew 2:19-23; The Return to Nazareth (Geographical Backgrounds)
- Bible Resource Spotlight: The MacArthur Study Bible
- Matthew 3:1-12; John the Baptist Prepares the Way (Symbolism)
- Matthew 3:1-12; John the Baptist Prepares the Way (Personality and Character Studies)
- Matthew 4:1-11; The Temptation of Jesus (Bible Difficulties)
- Matthew 3:13-17; The Baptism of Jesus (Symbolism)
- Matthew 9:14-17; Jesus Questioned About Fasting (Symbolism)
- Matthew 8:23-27; Jesus Calms the Storm (Historical Backgrounds)
- Matthew 8:23-27; Jesus Calms the Storm (Word Study)
- Bible Resource Spotlight: God in Slow Motion
- Bible Resource Spotlight: How God Became Jesus
- Bible Resource Spotlight: Exalting Jesus in 1 & 2 Thessalonians
- Matthew 6:5-15; Prayer (Word Study)
- Matthew 6:25-34; Do Not Worry (Word Study)
- Matthew 6:16-18; Fasting (Symbolism)
- Matthew 6:1-4; Giving to the Needy (Historical Backgrounds)
- Matthew 8:14-17; Jesus Heals Many (Cultural Commentary)
- Matthew 8:5-13; The Faith of the Centurion (Historical Backgrounds)
- Matthew 7:24-29; The Wise and Foolish Builders (Theological Commentary)
- Repentance Means a New Direction (by Jim Wallis)
- The Faith of Our Founders (by Steven Waldman)
- Verse of the Day: Peaceful Habitation
- attachment, or the paperclip and the coffee
- 9 Original Places To Meet Men
- MLK and LBJ: Movements and Politicians (by Jim Wallis)
- living what's to hand, or, dinner as a metaphor
- self vs others, or, if I love myself enough
- Coming up: Oprah's interview with Buddhist monk & Nobel Prize nominee Thích Nhất Hạnh
- Other paths: Thích Nhất Hạnh speaks with Oprah about possible lives ~
- inferiority complexes, and the wince of worry
- Interview with John Sayles on Religion, Race, and Rock and Roll (by Becky Garrison)
- The Limits of Pollsters, Pundits and, Yes, Politics (by Jim Wallis)
- The Power of Change (by Jim Wallis)
- wanted: the perfect house to become a home
- when people you love hurt
- pebbles, weeks, and mortality
- laundry and blackberry pie
- silver linings
- another day, another tragedy...?
- tradition(s)
- talking, listening, and pretending to engage
- simplify
- a surefire cure for the blues
- planting my own Farmer's Market
- moving toward light: opening up and letting go
- yearly checkups
- you and me and the dirt and the ocean and all the rest of it
- day 23 of Thanksgiving month: soundtracks
- day 26 in a month of Thanksgiving: cranberries, turkey, and pie...oh my!
- giving thanks #3
- a bardo for Richard
- throwback Thursday (the anniversary version)
- buckwheat cornbread and learning
- more wonderings about (today's) Puritans, and a broken education system
- life's windows and thresholds
- spring, and the promise of a fresh start
- quilts, teapots, and living day by day
- Happy Birthday, Mom
- the vulnerability of grace
- starlings and house wrens and feeding the hungry
- National Poetry Month, and so what?
- the dark threads, reprised
- the family you have, the family you choose
- catching up on poetry
- parenting as practice, or, mother as social justice warrior
- patience
- talking to strangers
- packing, getting ready, and what counts as fun
- just add water: swimming with little fishes
- dreaming of houses
- the Buddha was a teacher
- what we do for love
- what you do comes back to you
- time travel
- time and healing
- where memories live
- crowd-sourcing and 'no' as a learning tool
- coherence of the heart
- daffodils and drowsy spring
- friends with tea (pots) and books and music and...
- a miracle of starlings
- when Buddhism and Christianity were THIS close
- form, poetry, and the empty cup
- poetry, structure, and creative beginner's heart
- the impact of 'thoughtlessness' (and the importance of teachers)
- day #25 of National Poetry Month ~
- Dharma Day ~
- nieces, & soulless bastards ~
- letting go, tonglen, and what we can't fix ~
- three-step practice ~
- the love of a teacher ~
- the 28th day of Thanksgiving month (vertigo & other blessings) ~
- the middle of Thanksgiving ~
- time & transience ~
- here's to the sounds of music ~
- time -- that queen of bees -- flies ~
- heroines, news and if a tree falls...
- mermaids, furries and other dreamers ~
- fireworks, patriotism & the Fourth of July ~
- weddings and dreams ~
- the history book in the seat next to me ~
- Ramadan ~
- The Dalai Lama, bin Laden and forgiveness ~
- the mindfulness of tea ~
- a moment in the rock'n'roll sun ~
- becoming an elder ~
- listening
- Yes, America, there IS a rape culture
- meditation and sons and technology
- saving wasps, and other unloved creatures
- small breakthroughs
- 30 Days of Love: faith and social justice
- 30 Days of Love: a military tradition of service, and what we owe
- 30 Days of Love: drawing birds, getting it wrong, and compassion vs. love
- tea with Grandmother (and others)
- axe handles, poetry, aging...beginner's heart...
- 30 Days of Love: or, why would we want to be multicultural?
- making your own space ~
- laps, luxuries, love -
- The grandson is coming! or, adventures in family life -
- Buddhist prayers, invocations, and tachyons...
- cloudy days and keeping busy
- rescuing bees, even one by one
- mouthy middle-aged white chicks...
- accents, stereotypes, and get over it
- All Hallows' E'en
- apex predators & the bigger picture ~
- the gratitude journal ~
- phosphate-free dishwashing detergent and post-holiday clarity ~
- mind poisons, anger, & desire ~
- woodpeckers and beginner's heart ~
- my mother's music, Mother's Day, & Buddha nature ~
- just a tree like any other ~
- crabby days & family miracles (of the small, beginning kind) ~
- take one poem & call me in the morning ~
- suffer the little children... or, the consequences to bullying ~
- what art has to do with it ~
- sportsmanship, homeruns, and infinite good ~
- Verse of the Day: 'neither shall they learn war any more'
- Two Fundamental Shifts (by Jim Wallis)
- Verse of the Day: 'I will pour my Spirt'
- A Cure for Burnouts (by Tony Campolo)
- Amens and Amendments to Rich Nathan's Israel Sermon (by Deanna Murshed)
- Voice of the Day: Storey On Love and Forgiveness
- Voice of the Day: On Blessings
- The Five Secrets of a Happy Marriage
- Secret Two of a Happy Marriage: Meet Each Other's Needs
- Sunday Inspiration #76
- 10 Simple Ways to Get Happy
- 12 Little Things that Make a Big Difference
- The Secret to Lasting Love
- Go Ahead – Set the World on Fire
- How to Feel Good on the Inside
- How to Find Everyday Inspiration
- Free to Be
- Sunday Inspiration #57
- Sunday Inspiration #58
- Sunday Inspiration #55
- Sunday Inspiration #56
- 10 Goals for the World to Achieve in 2015
- 5 Tips to Get (And Stay) Motivated
- Sunday Inspiration #54
- The 10 Most Inspirational Facebook Pages
- Sunday Inspiration #62
- Sunday Inspiration #63
- Sunday Inspiration #64
- How to Love Yourself Unconditionally
- How to Write an Encouraging Text Message
- 8 Ways to Make Your Relationship Better
- Everyday Inspiration’s 10 Must Reads – Part One
- Sunday Inspiration #40
- Sunday Inspiration #35
- An Inspirational Guide to Weight Loss
- 10 Self-Care Tips for a Happier Life
- Sunday Inspiration #44
- How to Begin Your Life Today
- How to Focus More on What Truly Matters
- How to Say I Love You (Without Saying a Word)
- Sunday Inspiration #03
- 10 Ways to Open Your Mind to New Possibilities
- 5 Keys to a Joyful (Stress-Free) Holiday
- Fresh Morning: Buddha Pears!
- Fresh Morning: A Nest Among the Thorns
- Fresh Morning: Inspiring Moo Cards
- Fresh Morning: Dream Journaling
- Autumnal Equinox Inspiration
- Brain Break: Where the Wild Things Are!
- My Favorite Tree-Related Gifts and Things
- REM Video: The Public Option
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Kettles, Kettles, Everywhere,
And Not a Drop of Tea! - Fresh Morning: Happy News
- The Yoga of Voice a.k.a. Chant-o-Rama
- Vacation Photos Galore
- Your Most Inspiring Concerts
- Lessons of Loss in Los Angeles
- SIGG Bottles and BPA
- Dear Birds: I'm So Sorry
- Fresh Morning: Becoming Your True Self
- What Makes You Breathe Deeply?
- 10 Ways to Have Fun in the Snow
- Beliefnet's Guide to Birthstones
- Brain Break: Ticklish Loris!
- November: Lung Cancer Awareness Month
- Ode to Yoga-Inspired Jewelry
- Prayers to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & an Ethical Question
- Fresh Morning: The Giving Christmas Heart
- Fresh Morning: The Basic Blessing We Often Forget
- Fresh Morning: A Few of My Favorite Things
- Fresh Morning: Taking the Next Step
- Why Leafy Greens Are Your Friend: A Closer Look at Nutrition News
- Have You Found Your Port?
- Fresh Morning: Three Slow, Deep Breaths
- Fresh Morning: Heal Your Heart
- Fresh Morning: How Can You Give Today?
- Fresh Morning: First-Thing Meditation
- Fresh Morning: Be Nice
- Fresh Morning: A Wordless Blue Dawn
- Brain Break: Dane Cook on Crying
- Brain Break: Feist on Sesame Street
- How to Cope with New Furniture Smell: Don't
- How to Get Over the Squirms
- How to Prevent S.A.D. Sadness
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Interview: Sweat Lodges After the
Angel Valley Tragedy - Fresh Morning: Healthy Cinnamon Toast Recipe
- Fresh Morning: Enjoying the Fall
- Birthdays: The Best Thing About Facebook
- Fresh Morning: Enjoy Every Precious Breath
- Fresh Morning: If You So Choose
- Adorable Low-Pesticide Food Cheat Sheet
- Prayers for a Beliefnet Blogger
- A Sufi Song for Healing the World
- Prayers to Lynn Redgrave's Family
- Fresh Morning: The Paradox of Sleep
- Fresh Morning: Oatmeal Alchemy
- Bret Michaels' Medical Setback
- Dr. Andrew Weil: Which Fruits and Veggies to Buy Organic?
- Best Earth Day Jokes
- Fresh Morning: Arise with a Smile
- Fresh Morning: Barefoot in the Grass, Baby
- Fresh Morning: Be a Fool!
- Music Break: In the Light of Love
- Fresh Morning: 'The Shining Red Sun Is My Heart'
- Fresh Morning: Permission to Shine
- Fresh Morning: The Restfulness of Honesty
- Fresh Morning: The Seeds of Tomorrow
- Fresh Morning: Take Some 'Me' Time
- Quiz: Are You Super-Stressed?
- Hoot! Night Owls vs. Early Birds
- Krishna Das's Chants for Love
- Expanding with YoGA at the MoMA
- J.D. Salinger on Happiness
- New Year's Resolution-o-Matic
- News: Manslaughter Charges Filed in Sweatlodge Deaths
- Deeply Touched by Touch
- Etsy for India
- Fresh Morning: Purpose = Prosperity
- Fresh Morning: Healthy Muesli Recipe
- Elizabeth Edwards' Resilience, and Yours
- David Kellermann's Suicide--Why?
- Fresh Morning: Words of the Day
- Fresh Morning: Aren't You Glad You're You?
- Fresh Morning: A Shower Meditation
- Fresh Morning: Befriending Who We Are
- Fresh Morning: Don't Work So Hard
- Speaking Peace: Self-Censorship?
- Is Detox Unhealthy?
- New Feature: How to Improve Your Luck
- Are Coincidences 'God Winks'?
- A Guide to Spring Lettuces
- What's Your Morning Routine?
- Good Signs in the Garden
- Fresh Morning: The First Thing
- Reader Recipe: Tabouli
- No More Apologies
- The Calming Power of Pink
- New Feature: Stay-Sane Tips for Moving
- My Top 10 Favorite Michael Jackson Memories (by Tootsie Bellittera)
- A New Drug to Lengthen Eyelashes (Yes, Really)
- Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, Ashtanga Yoga's Founder, RIP
- To Take a Sick Day or Not to Take a Sick Day?
- Brain Break: Awe-Inspiring Dancers
- Clean Food for Stressful Times
- test entry
- To Coffee or Not to Coffee
- How to Choose an Uplifting Paint Color
- 'I Feel Fat'
- Fresh Morning: We All Reflect the Same Sun
- Healing with Singing Bowls
- How Do You Chocolate?
- Fresh Morning: Celebrate Friendship
- Essayons: Let Us Try
- Acupuncture for Sensitive Bodies
- Blessings to Natasha Richardson
- Delicious Discovery: Whey Protein Bar
- Fresh Morning: Love on Your Commute
- Fresh Morning: Peace of Mind is Good for the Body
- Fresh Morning: Rumi on the Alchemy of Love
- Fresh Morning: Sweet, Healthy Breakfast Recipe
- Do Beeswax Candles Clean the Air?
- Fresh Morning: How to Find Kindred Spirits
- Michael Jackson's Reincarnation Found?
- Natural Mosquito Repellent Recipe
- Happy Susan Miller Day!
- Have You Tried Moxa?
- How Do You Make a Decision?
- Creating Essential Oil Body or Room Spray
- Brain Break: The Quaker Boogie-Down
- Can You Actually 'Lose' a Cancer Struggle?
- What's Your Soul Look Like?
- Brain Break: A Capella Thunderstorm
- Brain Break: Otters Holding Hands
- What It's All About
- Bubble-y Art Project
- Fresh Morning: Patriotic Quotes
- Fresh Morning: A New Perspective
- Fresh Morning: Technology and Connection
- Fresh Morning: What Gets You Out of Bed?
- Fresh Morning: Beach Running Video
- Fresh Morning: Life is Alive
- Last-Minute Natural Mother's Day Gifts
- Is Texting Hurting Teens' Health?
- Listening Tip #2: Don't Pile On
- Mercury in Energy-Efficient Lightbulbs
- How to Stop Junk Mail
- R.I.P. Bea Arthur
- Poetry: John Donne's 'The Bait'
- Try Organic Matzah this Passover
- The Biggest Loser: Why Is 'Yay, Me!' So Hard?
- How Volunteering Can Help You
- How to Bless Before, Cleanse After
- Little Altars Everywhere
- Adora-Bull Butt-Ons and Stuff from Jane Jenni
- Why Salt Water Gargling Helps Your Throat
- Getting Support From Positive People
- Teen Behavior and Developing Adult Addictions
- Sex Addiction or an Excuse for Bad Behavior
- Join me for a Free Teleseminar with over 20 Experts and Authors in the Life Uplifted Series
- Tips for Handling New Year's Disappointment
- With Love, Joy, and Gratitude, My Holiday Gift for You
- Welcome the New Year with Abundance on "A Moment of Change" Radio
- Internet Gaming Addiction: Not Just Kids Play
- Michael Jackson: The Overshadowing of a Legacy
- Daily News Digest (by Duane Shank)
- Daily News Digest (by Duane Shank)
- Daily News Digest (by Duane Shank)
- My Thoughts on "Souled Out" (by Brian McLaren)
- Entrepreneur Elaine Culotti opens up about business, faith and life as an "Undercover Billionaire"
- How a small independent Texas production company came to helm an international faith-based TV sensation
- Olympic observations
- Largest Mass "Shooting:" No, Second Deadliest Act of Islamic Terror
- Voice of the Day: "What is enough?"
- Faith-friendly Aretha Franklin biopic "RESPECT" in theaters today + Review: "CODA" drops on AppleTV+
