Recent Spiritual Readings of the Day
Deng Ming-Dao in Everyday Tao
Deng Ming-Dao on the effort and discipline of practicing Taoism.
Timothy Mullner in A Spiritual Guide for the Unemployed
Timothy Mullner on unemployment as a spiritual teacher.
Helen Macdonald in Vesper Flights
A nature writer's ode to the value of paying attention to the natural world in each moment of the day.
Rami Shapiro in The Sacred Art of Lovingkindness
Rami Shapiro's on a kindness practice based on a Talmudic legend
Stephen Cope in Will Yoga & Meditation Really Change My Life?
Stephen Cope on letting go and living in the present moment without control.
Catherine Gray in The Unexpected Joy of the Ordinary
An unusual list of 26 ordinary experiences to make you happy.
Robert E. Kennedy in Zen Spirit, Christian Spirit
Robert E. Kennedy on having interreligious dialogue through imagination.
Martha Heyneman in The Breathing Cathedral
Martha Heyneman on our body being a temple and a house of Wisdom to guide us through life.
Robert Benson in In Constant Prayer
Robert Benson on a variety of habits and places of devotion.
Jon M. Sweeney, Mark S. Burrows in Meister Eckhart’s Book of Darkness & Light
A poetic meditation by Jon M. Sweeney and Mark S. Burrows of Meister Eckhart’s understanding that God is within you.
Bernie S. Siegel in 365 Prescriptions for the Soul
Dr. Bernie S. Siegel's teaching story about practicing patience.
Gunilla Norris in Becoming Bread
Gunilla Norris's poem about the value of crumbs as little chances to love.
Allen E. Bergin, P. Scott Richards in Handbook of Psychotherapy and Religious Diversity
Marks of spiritually competent therapists.
Ken McLeod in Wake Up to Your Life
Ken McLeod on the noble truth of suffering.
Joan Chittister in Radical Spirit
Joan Chittister on how humility requires listening and openness to the wisdom and views of others.
David Richo in The Five Things We Cannot Change . . .
David Richo on how grace expands our hearts, our will, and our world.
Thomas Moore in The Soul of Sex
Reflections on mysterious desire.
David Appelbaum, Joseph Kulin in Gathering Sparks
Sobonfu Some on listening to the divine messages (in a book edited by Joseph Kulin and David Appelbaum).
Deepak Chopra in Ageless Body, Timeless Mind
A case for treating the body as an ally.
Alice Peck in Bread Body Spirit
Alice Peck on nurturing by serving food.
Charles Cummings in Eco-Spirituality
Charles Cummings on the value of every feature of the global landscape.
Dawna Markova in Spot of Grace
Dawna Markova on our resilient nature and grace in our lives.
James W. Jones in In the Middle of This Road We Call Our Life
Encouragement to let the depths of the inner world speak.
Leah Vanderveldt in Magical Self-Care for Everyday Life
A Pleasure Ritual.
Isabell Sawhill in The Forgotten Americans
A comparison between the novel Lord of the Flies and the early decades of the 21st century.
Andrew Harvey (translator) in Love Is Everything
How we work with God’s hands and walk with God’s feet.
Joyce Rupp in Jesus, Companion in My Suffering
Turning sorrow to empathy.
Erik Kolbell in The God of Second Chances
Erik Kolbell on changing and "dying" into new life.
Eric Maisel in Everyday You
Eric Maisel on mystery as the heart of mindfulness.
Tamar Frankiel in The Gift of Kabbalah
Tamar Frankiel on affirmation that can be used in spiritual practices.