In Honor of Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi z”l

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Zalman Schachter Shalomi wide

With deep honor, respect, and great Love for Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, who always expressed his warmth, kindness, and humanity in a very unusual way. I always felt, quite personally, his profound respect for Spirit, his curiosity and opennness for other’s paths, and his generosity of support and encouragement to pursue the Divine authentically, however it may call. Like many, I … Read More

How to Communicate for Enlightenment & Evolution (Part II)

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Amy Edelstein on EnTheos

How to Communicate for Enlightenment & Evolution (Part 2) Read the Introduction & Part I on En*Theos  Watch a 6 min clip here: 6 Follow a Thread Allow the discussion to have its own course, discern where it is going and build, slowly, in small incremental leaps. Like any journey, you want to keep heading forward into the distance. When you’re climbing … Read More

IS BUDDHISM SURVIVING AMERICA?

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An interview with Helen Tworkov, editor of Tricycle magazineby Amy Edelstein Introduction It was one of the first warm days of spring, and the crab apple trees were in bloom all along Riverside Drive. As I entered Manhattan and crossed the crowded and alive streets of the West Village, I found myself wondering: Who is Helen Tworkov? We met in the stairwell … Read More

Guided Meditation: The Process of Life

Amy EdelsteinBlog, Cultural Development, Evolutionary Spirituality, Meditation, Relationships, Values, Ethics, Morals

One with the Process of Evolution Setting our lives within the immense brushstroke of evolutionary unfolding is a powerful orientation that supports the realization of our personal and spiritual ideals. It’s also a powerful contextualization for marriage and relationship. Take a moment. Let your own life dissolve into the ever moving, fluid process of life, birth, death, innovation, dispersal, collaboration. … Read More