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  • Five people wearing blindfolds were once brought into a room in the middle of which stood an elephant. Each person was directed to a different part of the animal, and then all five were encouraged to explore and discover whatever they could.
    Story | October 29, 2011 | For Adults | From Spirit in Practice
    Tagged as: 3rd Principle (Acceptance & Spiritual Growth), Acceptance, Animals, Conflict, Connections, Direct Experience, Discernment, Diversity, Doubt, Individualism, Interdependence, Letting Go
  • Young prince Siddhartha had been raised in complete luxury. His life had been so arranged that he knew no suffering, no lack, no want. So when he first encountered suffering—in the form of a sick person, an old person, and a dying person—he was determined to find its cause and its solution. For...
    Story | October 29, 2011 | For Adults | From Spirit in Practice
    Tagged as: 6th Principle (World Community), Brokenness, Buddhism, Caring, Change, Choice, Commitment, Community, Compassion, Contemplation, Discernment, Letting Go
  • One day a Religious Man approached a Mystic and asked, “Does God exist?” “Allow me to go within for an answer,” the Mystic replied.
    Story | October 27, 2011 | For Adults | From Spirit in Practice
    Tagged as: 4th Principle (Truth & Meaning), Authority, Awe, Contemplation, Discernment, Freedom, God, Humanism, Immanence, Individualism, Interdependence, Mystery