On a mountain road between Bhowali and Almora, a small Himalayan ashram has acquired an influence far larger than its physical size. Kainchi Dham is associated with Neem Karoli Baba, … Read More
A person can stop believing in the theology associated with a cathedral, temple, mosque, synagogue, or monastery and still feel something when entering one. The reaction may be difficult to … Read More
Silence is becoming harder to find and increasingly, people are treating it as something worth deliberately seeking. The search is not simply about escaping traffic, notifications or noisy workplaces. Quiet … Read More
A prayer does not require a silent room. A person can pray on a crowded train, in a hospital corridor, or while walking through a city. But sustained prayer and … Read More
For many young adults, stepping away from an organized religion does not necessarily mean stepping away from questions about meaning, purpose, morality or transcendence. Increasingly, the change appears to be … Read More
For much of human history, questions about meaning were inseparable from questions about faith: Why are we here? What makes a life worth living? What should we do with suffering, … Read More
A small, dark stone picked from the Kali Gandaki River in Nepal can simultaneously be understood as a fossil, a geological record of an ancient sea, and a sacred manifestation … Read More
There is a kind of question that rarely arrives with a notification. It appears instead during a quiet commute, after a major success that somehow feels incomplete, while watching children … Read More
A belief can begin as an idea, but it rarely remains one. What people believe about their abilities, identity, circumstances, or capacity to change can influence the goals they pursue, … Read More
The idea that faith and science are locked in an endless war is one of the most familiar stories in modern culture. Galileo is often presented as science’s martyr. Evolution … Read More
