91原创

Skip to content
Join our Newsletter

Spiritually Speaking

Was Jesus a Buddhist?

Was Jesus a Buddhist?

There has been elected a president of the US who believes himself to be an ordained and blameless messiah figure. His apostles comprise an assemblage of cabinet heads who are also devoted believers.

鈥淭he Original Deed鈥, a historical drama about Congregation Emanu-El Synagogue

The Original Deed by Sid Tafler , a historical drama about Congregation Emanu-El will be performed in the synagogue on November 15 , 16, 18, & 19 at 7 pm . (There is no performance on聽Friday, Nov. 17.
Cultural change required to stop alienating youth

Cultural change required to stop alienating youth

A Zen Buddhist approach to understanding extremism
Taking time to think about time

Taking time to think about time

I鈥檝e been thinking a lot about time lately, and my relationship with it. Last week, for example, I made a pot of chicken soup. The weather had turned cold and I was fighting a bug. Chicken soup seemed very appropriate.
God can fill that emptiness we sometimes feel

God can fill that emptiness we sometimes feel

鈥淚鈥檝e got nothing.鈥 That ran through my head when I noticed my turn had come up for this column. I really hadn鈥檛 the foggiest clue what I was going to write about.

Kristallnacht Remembering the Past, Envisioning the Future

The Victoria Shoah Project invites the public to the annual commemoration of Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass). This year鈥檚 commemoration will take place on Thursday, November 9th, 7 p.m. at Congregation Emanu-El Synagogue, 1461 Blanshard Street.
Meeting the challenge of commitment and finding its rewards

Meeting the challenge of commitment and finding its rewards

I had the good fortune of spending some days at a conference this summer that included a day-long visit from well-known and well regarded Quaker educator and spiritual teacher, Parker Palmer.
We've become so linked in, we're losing connections

We've become so linked in, we're losing connections

I have noticed a tendency in myself when I get busy that I am trying to undo. A sort of default habitual way of being that falls well short of who I want to be in the world.
Prophet's call for unity resonates today

Prophet's call for unity resonates today

This past weekend, in spite of the pouring rain, hundreds of Bah谩鈥櫭璼, along with friends and well-wishers, attended a musical drama honouring the message of Bah谩鈥檜鈥檒l谩h, on the occasion of the 200 th anniversary of His birth.
This weekend marks a happy anniversary

This weekend marks a happy anniversary

This year, on this very day, Bah谩鈥櫭璼 around the world are celebrating the 200 th anniversary of the Birth of Baha鈥檜鈥檒lah, the prophet-founder of the Baha鈥檌 Faith.