Article - Work As A Spiritual Practice: Seeing Work As A Spiritual Practice  
Susan, a telephone service representative for a large health insurance company, once taught us an extremely important lesson about &qu...   » Read the article

Article - Work As A Spiritual Practice: The Power Of Spiritual Character  
In high school and college, Debra excelled in accounting and William in mathematics. So, from time to time we love to represent new id...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Spiritual Practices: Siddha Yoga Dictionary On Spiritual Practices
Spiritual practices: Activities that purify and strengthen the mind and body for the spiritual path. Siddha Yoga practices include ch...   » Read the article

Article - Work As A Spiritual Practice: The Spiritual Basis Of Creativity  
In the mid-1980's, while William was consulting on corporate creativity, he began to recognise a similarity in the language that peopl...   » Read the article

Article - Work As A Spiritual Practice: Working With Devotion
You may know people who are "devoted to their work" - meaning that they are dedicated to their careers and their jobs. If th...   » Read the article

Article - Work As A Spiritual Practice: Putting Your Spirituality To Work  
"Spirituality at work." Seeing or hearing these words, some people feel sceptical about whether spirituality can mix with wo...   » Read the article

Article - Work As A Spiritual Practice: Spiritual Character Part I: Defining Your Spiritual Context  
In our 1st article on spiritual character ("The Power of Spiritual Character"), we shared with you the following equation th...   » Read the article

Article - Work As A Spiritual Practice: Creating A Safe Landing  
In our previous article about the "Creative Journey", we described four stages to creatively respond to the challenges we fa...   » Read the article

Article - Work As A Spiritual Practice: Reducing Ego Desires  
Have you ever known someone at work who always focused on "me, me, me" - preoccupied with enhancing their reputation or care...   » Read the article

Article - Hinduism: Emphasis On Spiritual Practice
Hinduism is not a religion of mere theories. It is eminently practical. In no religion you will find such a variety of practical Yoga pra...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Practices: Christian Mantras And Meditation
Chanting of mantras and the practice of meditation are time-honoured traditions in oriental religions like Hinduism and Buddhism. Christi...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Practices: Mobile Temples Of Mind And Body
In Vedic times, there were no temples as we know them today. Temples were constructed when kingdoms began to flourish. Anand Coomaraswamy...   » Read the article

Article - Meditation And Yoga: Aids To Positivity - Meditation And Yoga
If there are two piles, one of gold and one of dirt, which one will you choose? The gold one. If there is only one pile in which the dirt...   » Read the article

Article - Work As A Spiritual Practice: Practising Sacrifice At Work  
"Sacrifice" is a word that has many unpleasant connotations for people, especially in the workplace. When a manager says, &q...   » Read the article

Article - Work As A Spiritual Practice: Waking Up Spiritual Wisdom  
In all major religions, the path of spiritual wisdom ( jnana yoga) is the awakening of consciousness to see the inherent Divinity in a...   » Read the article

Article - Work As A Spiritual Practice: Shifting To A Spiritual View Of Work  
A financial consultant once spent many hours working to secure prospective clients, but was unable to close the sales. His manager tol...   » Read the article

Article - Work As A Spiritual Practice: Seeing The Eternal In The Temporal  
Have you ever faced a challenge at work and felt stuck in finding a solution? Or, felt alone in your work with no one to support you i...   » Read the article

Article - Work As A Spiritual Practice: Spiritual Character Part Iii: Embodying Spiritual Values  
In the past few articles, we've focused on various aspects of developing spiritual character, as found in our equation:   Spirit...   » Read the article

Article - Work As A Spiritual Practice: Spiritual Character Part Ii: Identifying Your Spiritual Purpose  
As we discussed in our previous articles, the first step in developing spiritual character is to identify your spiritual context, whic...   » Read the article

Article - Work As A Spiritual Practice: Bless Outside For Happiness Inside  
"May all beings be happy" is a beautiful blessing that SN Goenka, a great teacher of the Buddhist Vipassana meditation, expr...   » Read the article

Article - Work As A Spiritual Practice: Positive Spirit - Positive Influence  
"If only other people would be honest and respectful, then my company would be a better place to work." At work, it's very t...   » Read the article

Article - Work As A Spiritual Practice: Turn Your Challenges Into A Creative Journey  
Our spiritual teacher often reminds us to be thankful for our challenges and difficulties, and to consider them as good for us. We ini...   » Read the article

Article - Work As A Spiritual Practice: Generate Your Creative Future  
In our last two articles, we discussed how to use the Creative Journey to turn work challenges into creative opportunities. We asked y...   » Read the article

Article - Work As A Spiritual Practice: Totally Involved - Completely Detached  
When your source of motivation comes from your spiritual basis, you will naturally experience an equanimous detachment, while at the s...   » Read the article

Article - Work As A Spiritual Practice: See, Savour, And Serve The Divine Through Your Work  
In recent articles, we've spoken of three different pathways that people commonly choose for growing spiritually through their work: t...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Practice: Spiritual Practice Of Sadhana
Purify Spirituality means growing into the form of Divine Ideal. It is the transformation of your nature from human to Divine. This is b...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Quotes: I Never Hit A Shot, Not Even In Practice, Without Having A Very Sharp, In-focus Picture Of It In My Head.
I never hit a shot, not even in practice, without having a very sharp, in-focus picture of it in my head.   - Jack Nicklaus &nb...   » Read the article

Article - Spirituality At Work: William And Debra Miller  
    See also: Spirituality At Work, Work As A Spiritual Practice, Spiritual Based Leadership      » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Based Leadership: Making Spirituality Explicit  
    See also: Spirituality At Work, Work As A Spiritual Practice, Spiritual Based Leadership      » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Based Leadership: Start A Revolution In Your Leadership  
An inner revolution is being called for in business today - a return to our spiritual roots, to our inner source of spirituality - and...   » Read the article

Article - Spirituality At Work: Creating Wonder Questions  
As you explore how to work from a spiritual basis, it is natural that you might have some concerns or reservations about its' "pr...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Based Leadership: Defining Business Success  
One of the questions we love to ask spiritual-based executives is, "How do you define business success?" While their answers...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Based Leadership: Disciplining And Reprimanding  
It is inevitable that spiritual-based leaders will have to face and correct employees, contractors, suppliers, clients and even peers ...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Based Leadership: Increasing Our Gross National Character  
Character development is a business leader's greatest contribution to economic development, and business leaders steeped in spiritual ...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Based Leadership: The Wholeness Of Meaningful Conversation  
Have you ever had a heart-to-heart conversation with a colleague, or small group at work, that left you feeling inspired and motivated...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Based Leadership: Hosting Conversations That Matter  
Every leader knows that it's vitally important to stay in touch with those whom they lead and others who are impacted by their leaders...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Based Leadership: Be The Culture, Before Creating The Culture  
If you're an executive who's committed to leading from a spiritual basis, you've undoubtedly considered its implications on your organ...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Based Leadership: Fuelling A Positive Future  
In our last article, we spoke about the art of dialogue and how it can inspire meaningful conversations that lead to aligned action. A...   » Read the article

Article - Spirituality At Work: Spiritual Business  
"We are all spiritual beings first and foremost, we exist beyond our bodies'', say Debra and William Miller, an American couple w...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Based Leadership: Building A Spiritual Foundation  
As you begin to consider the ways to foster a spiritual revolution at work through your leadership, it's natural that you will want to...   » Read the article

Article - Spirituality At Work: Spiritual Values Are Human Values  
In February of 2000, we began writing an in-depth programme for working people which explores five human values that are found across ...   » Read the article

Article - Spirituality At Work: Living Truth At Work  
In this article we will explore truth , the first of five human values found in all spiritual traditions (truth, righteousness, peace,...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Based Leadership: Tap The Spirit Of Organisational Values  
In a previous article, we wrote about how to have your values be "all for one and one for all." We explored the difference b...   » Read the article

Article - Spirituality At Work: Attune Your Work With Righteousness  
In this article, we will explore righteousness, the second of five human values (truth, righteousness, peace, love, and non-violence) ...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Based Leadership: Engaging Employees In A Spiritual Dialogue  
Tom Chappell and his wife co-founded the American company Tom's of Maine in 1971 on the principles of customer-focused, environmentall...   » Read the article

Article - Spirituality At Work: Discover Your Calling  
The ways of discovering our calling are as diverse as our personalities and aspirations; just like spiritual enlightenment itself, the...   » Read the article

Article - Spirituality At Work: From Rationality To Morality To Spirituality
In previous articles, we've shared inspiring stories of people who have found their "true calling" in their work. Another wa...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Based Leadership: Distinguishing Between Spirituality And Religion At Work  
Several years ago William spoke at a large business symposium in New Delhi on the many varied aspects of becoming a spiritual-based le...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Based Leadership: Valuing The "true Worth" Of Those You Lead  
While searching through some quotes from our spiritual teacher, we found one that has left a profound impression on us. It continually...   » Read the article

Article - Spirituality At Work: "all For One And One For All"  
When your values come from a spiritual basis, you'll become a beacon, or a magnet, to draw forth those values in others; that alone wi...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Based Leadership: Creating A Group Spiritual Theme  
Many years ago, the Hewlett-Packard Corporation surveyed their 200 most consistently successful leaders to discover their common manag...   » Read the article

Article - Spirituality At Work: Start Early, Drive Slow, Arrive Safely  
Fred Schwettman, former president of the circuit technology division of Hewlett Packard, once told us:   We had a discussion one...   » Read the article

Article - Spirituality At Work: Will Your "real Conscience" Please Stand Up?  
Our conscience is our true guide to what is wise, good and beneficial to ourselves and the larger whole. It provides the strength of c...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Based Leadership: What You Don't Know... May Energise You!  
Some years ago, a corporate executive asked William to coach and do a 360-degree feedback with one of his human resource managers who ...   » Read the article

Article - Spirituality At Work: Love Is The Ultimate Power  
When love comes from the heart, it is the motivator, energiser and strengthener that gives you the power to speak boldly and act coura...   » Read the article

Article - Spirituality At Work: Peace That Transcends Understanding  
As we began to write this article on peace , which is the fourth of five human values we've been writing on (truth, righteousness, lov...   » Read the article

Article - Spirituality At Work: Conquer Your Inner Enemy  
Harming others is never necessary for success. As we are aware of the Divinity that is in everyone, we can face our own tendencies to ...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Based Leadership: A Spiritual View Of The Bottom Line  
When an executive operates his or her business from a spiritual point of view, does it change their definition of the "bottom lin...   » Read the article

Article - Spirituality At Work: Fruit Of The Spirit  
Imagine what your workplace would be like if it fostered service, sacrifice, balance, good order, endurance, attentive regard, sharing...   » Read the article

Article - Spirituality At Work: Is Your Conscience Showing?  
One day a devotee asked his spiritual teacher what to do in a situation he was facing. His teacher gave him very specific directions. ...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Based Leadership: Spirituality As The Basis For Business Leadership  
What would you think if a senior vice-president from a multinational telecom firm said to you: Spirituality is very important to me as...   » Read the article

Article - Spirituality At Work: Is Your Career Also Your Calling?  
When William was attending a Catholic secondary school, his teachers would ask the students if they had a "vocation", which ...   » Read the article

Article - Spirituality At Work: Why Spirituality As The Basis For Work?  
Imagine riding in a car whose four cylinder engine is working on only three cylinders, and whose gasoline is diluted with water. The c...   » Read the article

Article - Spirituality At Work: "tuning In" To Your Conscience  
When Debra managed a software development department years ago, she often gave her employees the motherly advice that "an ounce o...   » Read the article

Article - Patanjali Yoga: Patanjali System Of Yoga
The sage Patanjali postulated an eight-fold system of spiritual yogic practice for achieving the divine goal. It comprises:   Yam ...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Based Leadership: Becoming A Spiritual-based Leader  
Twenty-five union leaders showed up one morning for a surprise visit to the company president. Security officers called the president ...   » Read the article

Article - Ahimsa: Ahimsa Or Non-violence In Hinduism Dharma
Non violence: Ahimsa or non-violence is the most important virtue. That is the reason why Patanjali Maharshi has placed it first in Yama....   » Read the article

Article - Meditation For Beginners: Meditation On The Guru
Call to your guru in meditation. At the start of your meditation, ask one of these great souls to help you in your meditative efforts....   » Read the article

Article - Hinduism Rituals: Hindu Samskaras
Hinduism Rituals: Hindu Samskaras Hinduism prescribes both ritual and spiritual practices for the final liberation of men. The ritual as...   » Read the article

Article - Sacredspace: Creating Sacred Space In Your Home
Creating Sacred Space In Your Home Many modern Celtic pagans today are faced with a difficult question: how can I bring my religio...   » Read the article

Article - Christian Meditation: Christian Meditation - Death Of The Self  
The practice of Christian meditation dates back to the beginning of Christianity; its objective is to daily 'empty the self' to experi...   » Read the article

Article - Jesus In India: Why Jesus Belongs To The East  
According to a Los Angeles Times report, the book titled The Second Coming of Christ: The Resurrection of Christ Within You claims tha...   » Read the article

Article - Hinduism: God And Gods Of Hinduism
God and Gods of Hinduism Devotion to God and the Gods of Hinduism is known as Bhakti. It is an entire realm of knowledge and practice un...   » Read the article

Article - Hindu Yoga: The Four Paths Of Hindu Yoga
The four main spiritual paths for God-realisation are Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Raja Yoga and Jnana Yoga. Karma Yoga is suitable for a man...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Health Science: Encyclopedia - Health Science
Health science is the discipline of applied science which deals with human and animal health. There are two parts to health science: the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lathi: Encyclopedia Ii - Lathi - Spiritual Practice
Lathi was designed by its ancient originators to move and manage kundalini. Kundalini is basic life energy. In many parts of India, the "...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organisation: Encyclopedia Ii - Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organisation - Practice
The Brahma Kumaris Raja Yoga practice involves; complete celibacy strict vegetarianism excluding onions, garlic and food cooked by non-B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bön: Encyclopedia Ii - Bön - Bön Spiritual Practices
New Bön, while essentially identical with other schools of Tibetan Buddhism, may be distinguished by certain characteristics: counter-c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Spirituality-related Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Spirituality-related Topics - Spiritual And Occult Practices
List of spirituality-related topics - Concentration. Astral projection Dhikr Meditation Muraqaba Prayer Remote viewing Yoga List of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transhumanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Transhumanism - Transhumanism And Spirituality
Although some transhumanists report a strong sense of spirituality, they are for the most part secular. In fact, many transhumanists are ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lathi: Encyclopedia Ii - Lathi - History
As said earlier, lathi is probably the oldest armed martial art of the world. It probably originated when people started using sticks to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organisation: Encyclopedia Ii - Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organisation - 7 Day Course
Central to the Brahma Kumaris practice is the teaching of all their core beliefs in 7 one hour long lessons called "The 7 Day Course". On...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lathi: Encyclopedia Ii - Lathi - Lathi As A Martial Art
Although Lathi shares many principles with other martial arts, it is totally unique in a way. Most armed martial arts of Asia have one th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organisation: Encyclopedia Ii - Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organisation - Sub-sects
Believing himself to be a reincarnation of Lekhraj Kripalani's business partner, Virendra Dev Dikşi splits away from main body of the Br...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organisation: Encyclopedia Ii - Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organisation - Controversy
Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organisation has regularly predicted the end of the world from 1976 onwards taking advantage of any remote...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organisation: Encyclopedia Ii - Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organisation - Fundamental Beliefs
Although borrowing much symbolism and terminology from traditional Hinduism, Brahma Kumari Raja Yoga sees itself as entirely uniqe amongs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transhumanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Transhumanism - Criticisms
Criticisms of transhumanism can be divided into two main categories: those objecting to likelihood of transhumanist goals being achieved,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transhumanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Transhumanism - Overview
Biologist Julian Huxley coined the term transhumanism in 1957 and defined it as "man remaining man, but trans­cending himself, by realiz...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transhumanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Transhumanism - Enlightenment And Humanistic Roots
Following in the tradition of Enlightenment-influenced 19th century political, moral and philosophical thought, transhumanism seeks to bu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transhumanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Transhumanism - History Of Transhumanism
Early transhumanists met formally in the early 1980s at the University of California, Los Angeles, which became the central transhumanist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Transhumanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Transhumanism - Practical Transhumanism
As proponents of personal development and body modification, transhumanists tend to use technologies and techniques that improve cognitiv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Health Science: Encyclopedia Ii - Health Science - Health Practices
Health science - Conventional Western practices. Allopathic medicine Athletic training Dentistry Epidemiology Genetic counseling Medic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Health Science: Encyclopedia Ii - Health Science - Application Of Health-related Knowledge
Health science - Health delivery. There are a large number of health professions. The terms medicine or biomedicine, and medical doctor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Testimony Of Integrity: Encyclopedia Ii - Testimony Of Integrity - Spiritual Aspect Of Integrity
The essence of the Testimony of Integrity is placing God at the center of one's life. Quakers believe that the Spirit is in everyone. Int...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kashmir Shaivism: Encyclopedia Ii - Kashmir Shaivism - Possibilities Of Learning And Practicing The Kashmir Shaivism Today
Kashmir Shaivism has almost disappeared as a practiced spiritual system. Even in Kashmir there are very few people still following this s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kashmir Shaivism: Encyclopedia Ii - Kashmir Shaivism - History Of Kashmir Shaivism
Kashmir Shaivism is a part of the more general Shaivist religion. Sivaism is strictly speaking the oldest spiritual path. The archaeologi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jean Houston: Encyclopedia Ii - Jean Houston - Biography
According to her published autobiography, A Mythic Life (1996), Jean Houston was born prematurely on May 10, 1937, in New York City. Her ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jean Houston: Encyclopedia Ii - Jean Houston - Contributions In Perspective
Jean Houston - Introduction. To understand where Jean Houston is coming from, as they say, the most important book to read is her Life ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hawaiian Healing Practice: Natural Health Therapy Dictionary On Hawaiian Healing Practice
HAWAIIAN HEALING PRACTICE: Traditional Hawaiian healing practice incorporates herbal medicines, exercise, therapeutic massage, meditat...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga Practice: Parapsychology Dictionary On Yoga Practice
Yoga practice: It means establishing a link for union between between an Atman (Soul) with Brahman (the Creator). In Hindu Scriptures...   » Read the article