Notes on a Cultural Tour of West Africa By Rev. Jacquie Robb Rev. Jacquie For as long as I can remember, I've wanted to visit Africa. This longing came to the surface again during the February module, reading Malidoma Somé's story of his initiation and having the privilege of hearing Sobonfu

20 Sayings of The Buddha from The Dhammapada Rendered in Two Translations Below are 20 selected passages from two translations of The Dhammapada.( Plain text is the Dharma Publishing translation; Thomas Byrom’s Shambhala Publishing translation is in italics.) When multiple versions of the same passage are viewed alongside each other, one can almost hear the two

God, the "Great Underground River" by Rev. John R. Mabry, Ph.D. September 2008 (From the Introduction to God is a Great Underground River: Articles, Essays & Homilies on Interfaith Spirituality, Berkeley, Apocryphile Press, 2006, copyright John R. Mabry, 2008) Rev. Dr. John Mabry When I first began to study religious traditions other