I was inspired by a recent interview with Wes Nisker, author of Crazy Wisdom Saves the World Again! and other great books. He has a vision of what he calls the First Church of Scientific Science where people celebrate evolution from the Big Bang all the way to homo sapiens sapiens, chant the table of elements instead of Latin psalms, and say mass over replicas of Hydrogen and Helium atoms, representing the first matter created out of the energy of the universe. If you add the human rites of music, art, dance, drum, song, and story as part of this celebration of science, you’ve got all the ingredients for a Cleu-based church. I highly recommend you listen to this fascinating interview, full of mystical science and crazy wisdom humor, available in the radio archives on the New Dimensions site.

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The latest issue of What is Enlightenment explores cultural, philosophical, and spiritual views of what is enlightenment for women. In a collection of excerpts from 24 women answering the question, “What is liberation to women today?” I found these inspiring words from Mirabai Devi: “women are the embodiments of the divine feminine…. the supreme force, the supreme shakti of the universe. It’s the power behind the known creation, and its qualities are strength, self-confidence, fearlessness, courage, joy, victory, self-empowerment, steadfastness. Our civilization has not taught women to be what they naturally are.” This really got me thinking: what is enlightenment for women?

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In this book, Ethics for the New Milennium, His Holiness, the Dalai Lama calls for a “spiritual revolution” based on those qualities of the human spirit which bring happiness to the self and others, such as “love and compassion, patience, tolerance, forgiveness, contentment, a sense of responsibility, a sense of harmony.” More »

Matthew Fox’s book One River, Many Wells describes “deep ecumenism” as a belief that all religions flow towards one source, and that each can contribute to a vital set of spiritual practices and wisdom for the modern world. More »