The 2021 Parliament of the World’s Religions will be the eighth convening and the first time that it will be hosted virtually. Recognized as the birthplace of the modern interfaith movement, the 1893 Parliament made history with its groundbreaking interreligious dialogues among leaders of Eastern and Western religious traditions. The Parliament’s theme is “Opening our Hearts to the World: Compassion in Action” and will feature programs, presentations, with luminaries like the Dalai Lama, Mother Maya Tiwari, Jane Goodall, Swami Sarvapriyananda and many more! More info here.
A Bridge Between Christian and Hindu Mysticism
It was 1995, and I had just arrived at St. John’s University in New York, fresh from a summer spent at a Hindu monastery. I was on a spiritual quest—a journey sparked, in part, by post-traumatic symptoms I had only just begun to name. Perhaps they were gifts in...
