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AMELIE SU offers a blessing to her friend.In the serenity, I feel a love that is everywhere.It comes from the sky and from the earth.I am not searchin

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BHAVNA KHEMLANI writes about digital detox and the constant need for stimulation. We need to unplug to destress and reconnect.The soft hum of conversa

Unplugging to reconnect

Elements of the practice

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Frameworks of fluidity

The Universe

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Houseplant wisdom

Music

A PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAYRAJESH MENON is a nature photographer and artist based in Delhi, who travels to some of the most beautiful and remote parts of Ind

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Birds of India

The final achievement

SIMONNE HOLM shares an approach to eating that will reduce inflammation and nourish your body, and shares 5 simple recipes to help you do it! You’ll s

Healthy Plant-Based Recipes to Energize Your Day

Boost your vitality

There is only one of you

ATTACHMENT“Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.”—Thich Nhat HanhBENEVOLENT MASTERTo find one’s Master in a life is a 

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Meditation: An art essay

BHAVNA KHEMLANI is a lecturer at the Bangkok School of Management, a wellness coach, and the co-leader of the Bangkok Women’s Writers Group. Here, Bha

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Seven of us

SULOCHANA SANTHOSH is a young and inspired writer who reminds us of the need to care for our ocean and the environment in general. What are you doing 

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Once upon a Saturday

Nothing lasts forever

A course of action

The author, CHITRA BANERJEE DIVAKARUNI, is interviewed here by TARA KHANDELWAL and MICHELLE D'COSTA about her books on mythology, like The Palace of I

Meeting phenomenal women

Reaching hearts

BRIAN BARNETT shares his thoughts on the creative process and how it relates to spirituality.I have often wondered about the connection between spirit

Creativity and spirituality

JOSH BULRISS shares his tips for staying positive in settings where negativity prevails. They are especially useful in the workplace, where tensions s

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Facing our wounds

CHRISTIAN MACKETANZ offers us an insight into how an artist creates a peaceful work of art, and how true peace goes beyond that possibility.The instru

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Explore the story and mission of 615Chutney in Nashville.

Serving smiles: from heart to table

Food is love

On May 14, 2024, at the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, DAAJI was interviewed by GUILA CLARA KESSOUS, the UNESCO Artist for Peace, and Ambassador fo

Expressing the inexpressible

LESLIE BLAIR shares the profound nature of a dream, which she almost missed. How often do we receive these gifts without realizing it?The dream caught

Dream choir

With color and shape

KUMARESH RAJAGOPALAN performed at the Global Spirituality Mahotsav, along with Shankar Mahadevan and Shashank Subramanyam, and here he speaks about mu

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The mysteries of music

Music brings us together

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Become your own influence

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The creative process

JEMINA WATSTEIN has taught art all over the world, including Thailand, Germany, and the United States. She encourages all her students, and now us, to

3 activities to calm the mind

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BO JOHNSON is interviewed by SURAJ SEHGAL about being a stand-up comedian, the humanity behind humor, and the nerves around how it will be received. H

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KATHLEEN SCARBORO shares her journey as an artist, explaining why she has chosen the subjects that are so dear to her heart. In December 2023, she ope

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Sharing the soul

JOSH BULRISS is the professional photographer behind The Buddha Project, an initiative capturing unique Buddha imagery across the world. In this photo

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The diverse faces of the Buddha

Creative power

The enemy of creativity

PAPIGUY from Montpellier reminds us that we have a lot to learn about generosity from the natural world around us, in this case from a very beloved el

Explore the story of Mana, a generous elephant with wisdom.

Mana the elephant

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Try slowing down

LIU JIANMIN is a Heartfulness practitioner and calligrapher. He has taken a quote of FEI XIAO TONG (1910-2005), one of the founders of Chinese sociolo

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The beauty of nature and spirituality

The light in the heart

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Peace - students' contributions

Thoughtless presence

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Womanifesto

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Value food and cheer

AN ART ESSAYJASMEE MUDGAL reflects on her love for Rumi, the much-loved 13th-century Persian poet.Rumi’s poetry has always touched my heart. Every lin

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Rumi

From your soul

CHRISTIAN MACKETANZ is an artist and Professor of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts, Dresden, Germany. He shares his love of Nature and creativity,

Creativity and art

FIONA NEARY is passionate about creating introspective spaces to share with others through painting, photography, music, and conversation. She and her

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Your unfolding life

A closed book

SIMONNE HOLM is the founder of the Alkaline Institute and is dedicated to helping people to thrive on their health journey through creative food proje

Healing Soup

GRANT SNIDER began drawing and writing before he knew what he was doing. His comics have appeared in The New York Times Book Review,The Kansas City St

Comic Joy




  Chef VIJAY SAHU has cooked his way from India to Australia, and across
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10 tips for heartful cooking

POOJA KINI shares her experience and tips for setting intentions and caring for your health on a daily basis. She also shares a great recipe for a qui

Interest, intention, and a yummy breakfast

Be your own person






        AN ART ESSAY







        What an insight it could be to travel in a Commitment Train called
        Ma, to have a window seat, but thi

Commitment train

Commitment

JOEL CROSS, aka A Soul Called Joel, is a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter. He grew up singing gospel songs with his seven siblings. In 2022, he rele

Flow


      
      POOJA KINI
        simplifies the art of eating healthy food to 4 simple principles that
        are easy to follow. She brings joy to e

4 ideas for healthy eating in the New Year


    KAREN
            EYÞÓRSDÓTTIR
        works for the city of Reykjavik in the field of climate change and European
        cooperation, adopting 

Creating a green city

Creativity leads to progress


  POOJA KINI
    is a master of finding simple ways to eat healthy food while living a busy
    lifestyle. Here she shares a kale salad that is full 

Easy kale salad


  SIMONNE HOLM
    looks at ways to develop healthy balanced nutrition using the 80-20
    alkaline-acid principle.





  In the book, The pH Miracl

New biology

Cooking is creative!

SANJANA AYYAGARI shares some everyday images of ways to be more aware, take care and responsibility for self and others, and build community. All this

Everyday ways you can be a better leader

Well-being through creativity

GUILA CLARA KESSOUS, UNESCO Artist for Peace and art therapist, uses drama therapy to help people “let go” of their suffering through a cathartic proc

Art therapy for human suffering

Fill yourself with creativity


  BRIGITTE SMITH
    speaks about the social responsibility of artists, and creativity’s
    role in inspiring new thought processes.





  
    
  

The urgency of our time

PAWO CHOYNING DORJI is a Bhutanese filmmaker and photographer. His film, Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom (2019), was nominated for Best International F

A love letter from Bhutan

The creative act

AN ART ESSAYZACHARI LOGAN is interviewed by VANESSA PATEL about his art, the influences that have informed his approach, the relationship between the 

Explore Zachari Logan's art on body, land, and contemplation.

Let art slow you down

Slowing down





AN ART
        ESSAY







CHRISTIAN MACKETANZ explains the creative process
        behind the paintings in his exhibition.







The content o

Patience and observation

CLAYTON JOHN writes about his approach to art and spirituality and the techniques he is using to create his latest series, Imaginata Australis.An Art 

Imaginata Australis

The beauty of the world


    DR. V. RAMAKANTHA
        retells the legend of Savithri and Satyavan, which is centered around the
        Banyan tree, also known as the Tree o

A story of everlasting love

Creativity and possibility

HARPREET BHAN experiments with some simple plays on words in order to explore the profound meaning that words can sometimes offer us.The veil is lifti

How do word plays and small choices shape our destiny?

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