Journey to simplicity, love, and devotional service
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At Practices and Perspectives, we share practical ways to incorporate ancient wisdom into everyday life. Our weekly e-mail is always concise, actionable, and fresh. It offers insightful cross-cultural practices and perspectives to help you live simply, love deeply, and serve the Divine and all of creation. This is a pro bono project...always free.
what we do.
We curate time-tested content and deliver it to your e-mail inbox weekly. Direct interviews with experts and analysis of peer-reviewed sources, such as ancient scripture and oral traditions from various religions, cultures, and geographies. Always concise (less than 2-min view time), actionable, fresh, and free. Subscribe below.
Ancient Practices & Perspectives on how to thrive
Individually
Cleansing techniques, stretches, breathing methods, diet, exercise, right livelihood/work, rest, intimacy, sleep, how to formulate individualized daily/monthly/seasonal routines.
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Relationally
Individual, familial, communal, societal, national, international, ecological, and spiritual well-being.
Special focus: Spirituality
Who am I? What is the meaning and purpose of life? What is my concept/experience (if any) of the Divine? What is my relationship like with my higher power or people/causes I care most about? How can I skillfully use the unique gifts I have been given to be of meaningful service to the Divine and all of creation (family, friends, community, other species, country, and planet)? How do I treat those with different backgrounds, practices, and perspectives?
Special focus: Ecology
Shifting from individuality, consumerism and exploitation to collectivism, devotional service, and stewardship. Rebuilding healthy topsoils. Protecting watersheds. Harvesting rainwater. Growing food. Working with the natural elements. Building natural homes. Permaculture. Spiritual Ecology. Indigenous methods for facilitating and maintaining thriving ecosystems.