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KS3-6b |
Bereavement
Guitelle Sandman, a mother who in a matter of months lost two of her four children, tells of the painful time of mourning and of ways by which one can adjust to a new life. Her courage is deeply inspiring to those who've suffered a loss. [more]
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KS4-5b |
Business Ethics
J. Irwin Miller describes values that have guided him as both Chairman of a Fortune 500 firm (Cummins Engine) and President of the National Council of Churches. [more]
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KS2-5b |
Centering
Brother M. Basil Pennington discusses prayer as it arises from "the center of our being." [more]
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KS4-4ab |
Children of One Family
If you are concerned with the need for more racial and religious harmony, this program is for you. [more]
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KS2-5a |
Choosing Love Over Fear
The author of "Teach Only Love," Gerald Jampolsky, MD, offers his perspective on life as a continuous choice between love and fear. Faith helps one to choose love. Jampolsky's own spiritual evolution is powerfully described. [more]
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KS3-5a |
Confidence vs. Cancer
Physician Don Ernesto Contreras of Del Mar, Mexico details the philosophy behind his "body, mind and spirit" approach to cancer treatment, in use for some 30 years. [more]
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KS2-3b |
Daisy Newman
The relationship between artistic creativity and one's closeness to God is considered in these intriguing remarks by best-selling novelist Daisy Newman. [more]
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KS2-4a |
Dialogue with a Sufi Master
M.R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen, the luminous Sufi said to be more than 100 years old, characterizes the self-defeating predicament of striving for prestige, worldly gain and "magical" powers -- instead of divine wisdom and love. [more]
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KS2-4b |
Ecstatic Poetry of the Heart
Much in the tradition of ancient Persia's transcendentalist Rumi, "Ecstasy of the Heart" by contemporary Ceylonese lyrist Fuard Uduman borrows stunning images from nature to depict the inner human quest for God. [more]
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KS3-3b |
The Gift of Patience
A blind student, a harried mother, a nun and others reflect on this precious spiritual resource. [more]
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KS3-4b |
Great Questions
The value of "Philosophical" inquiry as a method of self-understanding is articulated by Jacob Needleman, author of "The New Religions" and other books. [more]
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KS4-1a |
Helping Hands
A thought-provoking essay about individuals who are moved to perform charitable acts. Is this serving God? Is it hard to perform such service selflessly, egolessly, without condescending? What blessings and lessons does the "giver" receive? [more]
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KS1-4a |
A Human Family Album
Comments from followers of all the world's major religions: Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Buddhism. [more]
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KS3-5b |
Human Growth in Old Age
Lois Harris, a Massachusetts-based consultant on the aging process, gives a life-affirming description of the cycles of growth and renewal. [more]
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KS1-5ab |
Islam's Hidden Beauty
Although extremists sometimes grab headlines, Islam is a vast religious community encompassing a billion people. [more]
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KS2-3a |
James Dillet Freeman
Conversation and readings by the inspirational poet. [more]
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KS2-6a |
Journalists of the Soul
This fascinating segment profiles contemporary journalists who have attempted to document the human spiritual experience [more]
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KS1-4b |
Lao Tsu's Way of Life
Photographer/author Jane English borrows some pages from the Tao Te Ching ("The Way of Life"), a poetic guidebook about inner balance. [more]
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KS3-1a |
Laughter is Good Medicine
Norman Cousins tells how "laughter therapy," a warm bond with his physician, and Vitamin C cured a crippling spinal disease against 500-to-1 odds. [more]
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KS1-3b |
A Letter from Unity Village
A history and profile of Missouri-based Unity School, publishers of "Daily Word'' magazine. [more]
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KS1-2ab |
A Living Silence
Contemplation -- a practice known to searchers in all traditions. Those interviewed are Quakers, who worship in silence. [more]
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KS1-3a |
Lost Christianity
Jacob Needleman reports on his conversations with contemporary seekers who seem to have re-discovered a living dimension of God as taught by Jesus. [more]
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KS4-2b |
Martin Luther King's Spiritual Journey
A look at the link between spiritual consciousness and social conscience. [more]
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KS2-2a |
A Meditation by Howard Thurman
Counting Martin Luther King Jr. among his disciples, Rev. Howard Thurman stamped his spiritual influence on an entire generation. [more]
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KS1-1b |
The Monk Within Each of Us
A spiritual intimacy comes through in these warm remarks by Br. David Steindl-Rast, a Benedictine monk. [more]
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KS2-6b |
Mr. Rogers
For parents wishing to impart spiritual values to their children, Rev. Fred Rogers describes the philosophy underlying his public TV series. [more]
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KS4-6ab |
On Reaching Agreement
Two contemporary approaches to the essential human task of building unity and understanding. Harvard Law Professor Roger Fisher brilliantly outlines ways of thinking through disputes so as to find acceptable compromises [more]
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KS4-5a |
The Opening of a Mosque
A presentation of interviews recorded at the dedication ceremonies of a mosque constructed by a small Islamic community in Pennsylvania. [more]
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KS3-4a |
Owner's Manual for the Human Being
Popular author Mitch Gilbert explains how an inner voice in everyone's heart functions as a kind of owner's manual to guide us through each day. Gilbert speaks with remarkable clarity in easily understood language. [more]
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KS4-2a |
The Quaker Conscience
A documentary about the social and political witness offered by members of the Society of Friends. [more]
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