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Cinema as Dharma: The Tricycle Buddhist Film Festival 2026 Brings Sacred Stories to the Screen

Cinema as Dharma: The Tricycle Buddhist Film Festival 2026 Brings Sacred Stories to the Screen

In an era where digital noise often drowns out the contemplative voice, a quiet revolution is unfolding on screen. The Tricycle Buddhist Film Festival 2026, now streaming through the month of June, presents an extraordinary lineup of feature and short films that explore the deepest questions of identity, exile, spiritual

Dalai Lama, 90, Undergoes Successful Knee Replacement Surgery in New Delhi

Dalai Lama, 90, Undergoes Successful Knee Replacement Surgery in New Delhi

Sunlight streaming through trees in a serene forest, evoking a sense of gratitude and peace

The Neuroscience of Gratitude: How a Simple Practice Is Being Recognized as a Transformative Spiritual Discipline

Research shows gratitude produces measurable changes in brain function and well-being.

The Mystical Brain: How Neuroscience Is Mapping the Neural Signatures of Transcendent Experience

The Mystical Brain: How Neuroscience Is Mapping the Neural Signatures of Transcendent Experience

What happens in the brain when a person has a mystical experience? For decades, the question was considered outside the bounds of empirical science. But advances in neuroimaging, combined with the resurgence of psychedelic research, have opened a new frontier: the systematic mapping of the neural signatures of transcendent experience.

Starry night sky over a mountain landscape, evoking the feeling of awe and wonder that neuroscience is now mapping in the human brain

The Neuroscience of Awe: What Happens in the Brain When We Experience Wonder

Experiences of awe and wonder — long described by poets and mystics as transcendent — are now being mapped by neuroscience, revealing measurable changes in brain networks that reduce stress, diminish self-focus, and may produce lasting improvements in psychological well-being, according to converging research published in 2025 and 2026. What happens in

World-Renowned Spiritual Master Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj Inspires New York Audiences with Meditation and Inner Peace

World-Renowned Spiritual Master Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj Inspires New York Audiences with Meditation and Inner Peace

Hundreds gathered on Long Island over Memorial Day weekend for two transformative meditation programs led by Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj, the internationally renowned spiritual master and head of Science of Spirituality, who urged attendees to find inner peace through daily meditation practice and received a special Congressional Recognition for

From Pen to Presence: How Journaling Is Being Recognized as a Legitimate Spiritual Practice

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From Pen to Presence: How Journaling Is Being Recognized as a Legitimate Spiritual Practice

Expressive journaling, once considered merely therapeutic, is now gaining recognition as a legitimate spiritual practice — with researchers documenting its capacity to foster mindfulness, self-transcendence, and a deeper sense of meaning across diverse faith traditions and secular contexts. A growing body of evidence published throughout 2025 and 2026 has placed journaling

Mystical Experiences Produce Lasting Changes in Personality and Well-Being, Decade-Long Research Confirms

Mystical Experiences Produce Lasting Changes in Personality and Well-Being, Decade-Long Research Confirms

More than a decade of research at major academic institutions confirms that mystical-type experiences—whether occurring spontaneously, through contemplative practice, or in controlled settings—produce measurable and lasting improvements in psychological well-being, personality traits, and life satisfaction, reshaping the scientific understanding of spiritual experience. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School

Ancient Greek library and philosophical studies, representing the resurgence of contemplative philosophy in modern spiritual seeking

The Return of Meaning: Why Philosophy Is Becoming the Spiritual Language of 2026

Across the spiritual landscape of 2026, an unexpected trend is emerging: seekers disillusioned with both organized religion and shallow pop spirituality are turning to philosophy — Stoic, Platonic, existentialist, and Eastern — as a rigorous framework for meaning-making, personal transformation, and contemplative practice. The numbers point to a cultural inflection point. According