Many published books are available to help you introduce the world's faith traditions to your kids. The vast majority focus on one particular tradition (e.g., …
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Buddhism
A Tibetan Buddhist New Year’s Message
Today's blog post is a New Year's message offered by Dorje Lopon Dr. Hun Lye, founder and spiritual leader of Urban Dharma in Asheville, NC. It was originally …
My Eye-Opening Experiences at the Parliament of the World’s Religions
This week's post was published under the title "One conference won't change the world but it can spread hope" for the Christian Century. In this article, I …
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Meditation for Kids: Learning to be Still
“It’s important for all of us to learn to be still… Really, it’s better to learn as a child.” Rev. Teijo Munnich, Great Tree Zen Temple This post was …
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Multifaith Mashup: Moon
O moon-faced Beloved, the month of Ramadan has arrived. Cover the table and open the path of praise. (“Ramadan” by Rumi as found in The Pocket Rumi) The …
Raising Global Citizens: R is for Religion!
We're so excited to be part of Raising Global Citizens A-Z, the wonderful brain-child of The Creative World of Varya. Each day, from June 1st -26th, …
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Interfaith Mistakes: The Buddhist Chakpur
Every once in a while, I like to share some of our interfaith mistakes. Despite our best efforts to educate ourselves, learning about other faith traditions is …
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Unleashing Spiritual Creativity in Children
This post, Unleashing Spiritual Creativity in Children, was published in the March, 2015 edition of The Interfaith Observer.) I've reprinted it here for your …
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Multifaith Mashup: Lent for Kids
Lent, the 40+ day preparatory period leading up to Holy Week, is arguably the most Christian time of the liturgical year. Institutional Christianity teaches …
Prayer: Tibetan Buddhist Style
Buddhism, technically-speaking, is not a religion, thanks to the fact that there is no God. The Buddha never claimed to be a deity, he never advocated praying …