spiritual practice

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True Jihad

July 30th, 2009 by Joel Pitney· 95 Comments · Culture, EnlightenNext magazine, Integral Philosophy, Pop Culture, Religion, Spirituality, Think About This

One of the most popular EnlightenNext magazine issues of all-time was our Spring/Summer 2000 edition (#17), which we lovingly call “the Ego Issue.” For it, the editorial team interviewed a wide mix of Buddhist monks, contemporary spiritual teachers, orthodox priests, transpersonal psychologists, and even a movie producer, asking them to weigh in on the question, [...]

The Source of Real Contentment

June 1st, 2009 by Joel Pitney· 4 Comments · Consciousness, Spirituality, meditation

This past Sunday I, along with the other editors of EnlightenNext magazine, spent most of the day in silent meditation. Setting aside a full day for meditation practice is something we do weekly here at the EnlightenNext headquarters (which doubles as a spiritual community) and it’s a ritual that I’ve found to be an absolute [...]

My Mind Is Like My Mother

May 16th, 2009 by Carter Phipps· 3 Comments · Consciousness, Spirituality

I recently finished a ten-day meditation retreat, a deeply enriching experience and one full of all kinds of insights and breakthroughs. But of all the many things that struck me during those powerful days of silence and stillness, one in particular really hit home … and left me privately chuckling behind my meditative mask. My [...]