On Election Day and beyond, some churches have decided to focus on contemplation and relaxation after months of political debate. An Episcopal church in the swing state of Pennsylvania has been ...

T he Carmelite nuns represent a significant and unique branch of the Roman Catholic Church, dedicated to a cloistered life of prayer and contemplation. This contemplative order has a rich history ...

Bhikshu Sutra: The existence of a "Bhikshu Sutra" in Hindu literature is mentioned in some Dharmashastra texts, attributed to Karmanda and Parasharya (possibly the same as Vyasa). This text is said to ...

Here are some common symbolic elements associated with Hariharasudhan Ayyappa's sitting posture: Meditative Pose (Padmasana or Sukhasana): Ayyappa is often depicted sitting in a meditative pose, which ...

Two college freshmen conspire to simultaneously dump their exes in Jordan Weiss’s unremarkable debut feature. By Jeannette Catsoulis The political turmoil of Peru in the 1990s serves as the ...

He valued the Lotus Sutra above all other Buddhist scriptures ... The faith they brought back to Japan promoted meditation (zazen) and the contemplation of questions with no logical answers (kōan) as ...

“Harvey makes our world strange and new for us. She makes our wounded world something for contemplation, something deeply resonant,” said Edmund de Waal, who chaired the Booker Prize panel of ...