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The Most Beautiful Thing We Can Experience Is The Mysterious: Albert Einstein’s Living Philosophy

September 15, 2021September 15, 2021 Vanessa Able

Albert Einstein lays out his living philosophy and the set of ideals that he held in his personal, spiritual and political life.

‘The Only Way To Be Free’ – Oren Jay Sofer on Why Mindfulness Is More Than Just Paying Attention
How continuous awareness can be a catalyst for radical personal freedom and transformation.
Seeing Into the Reality of Emptiness
Zen Master Tangen Harada Roshi on how understanding the truth of emptiness can reveal Original Mind.
The Problem With Business As Usual – On Interconnectedness and the Climate Crisis
Inspired by the work of the Dalai Lama and Greta Thunberg, Susan Bauer-Wu's book is her personal expression of concern for the earth.
Orhan Pamuk on Writing By Hand
Orhan Pamuk's hand-writing habit hasn't budged, despite the conventions of our time.
How We Live Is How We Die: Pema Chödrön on Preparing for Death Here and Now
Pema Chödrön on what the Tibetan approach to living and dying can teach us about liberation in the present moment.

Sahar Fathi – All-the-time Home
Iranian-American poet Sahar Fathi offers a discourse on longing and nostalgia with her incredibly poignant poem "All-the-time Home".
Corinne Hughes – Cullen Island, Anacortes
In "Cullen Island, Anacortes" poet Corinne Hughes reveals brash and radiant liberation from the unwelcome masculine darknesses of the past.
Christine Andersen – Breaking the Rules
Christine Andersen's "Breaking the Rules" reveals the release and healing to be found blooming and flowing in the wild places of the earth.
Amanda Niamh Dawson – Prayer for a Mantis
An encounter with a praying mantis on a doorstep becomes a lesson in compassion and gratitude in Amanda Niamh Dawson's "Prayer for a Mantis".
Betsy Fogelman Tighe – My Spiritual Practice
Through the lens of nature, poet Betsy Fogelman Tighe reveals a practical and inclusive form of worship in "My Spiritual Practice".