Spirituality

Rumi

Rumi was a 13th-century Persian poet, Islamic jurist, theologian, and mystic. Rumi is a descriptive name meaning "the Roman" since he lived most of his life in an area called Rūm because it was once ruled by the Byzantine Empire.

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Souled Out: Reclaiming Faith and Politics After the Religious Right

The latest from reporter and author E.J. Dionne (Why Americans Hate Politics) is a highly worthy alternative to polarizing arguments regarding religion, whether pro or con (neo-atheist tracts like Christopher Hitchens's God Is Not Great).

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Sylvia Chappell

Sylvia Chappell is a tarot reader, writer and program coordinator at the Edgar Cayce A.R.E. Center in New York City.

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The Barefoot Movement

What is Barefoot Shiatsu?

Barefoot Shiatsu is a form of Acupressure, its roots are in Eastern Medicine. Sessions take place on a mat with the recipient in loose, comfortable clothing, without shoes, though perhaps socks. Working with her bare feet on the recipient, by rocking and leaning, the practitioner promotes a deep sense of nurturance and healing.

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The Bible

Modern Judaism generally recognizes a single set of canonical books known as the Tanakh, or Hebrew or Jewish Bible. It comprises three parts: the Torah ("Teaching", also known as the Pentateuch or "Five Books of Moses"), the Prophets, and the Writings. It was primarily written in Hebrew with some small portions in Aramaic.

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The Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama is a lineage of religious leaders of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. The Dalai Lamas were also the political leaders of Lhasa-based Tibetan government between the 17th century and 1959. "Lama" is a general term referring to Tibetan Buddhist teachers.

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Washington Temple Church of God in Christ

The Washington Temple Church of God in Christ is a 7000 member Pentecostal church in the Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. It is said that Al Sharpton gave his first sermon at the church in 1959 at the age of 4.

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