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A contemplative Buddhist newsletter of personal essays on meditation practice, teaching, skillful means, luck, and the dissolution of the separate self, drawing on Zen, Christian mystical, and other sources. Readers get reflective, first-person writing that pairs traditional teachings with lived experience of retreats and practice.
A personal, exploratory newsletter that mixes philosophical reflection with first-person anecdotes about reading, conversation, parenting and the practice of philosophy. Readers get essayistic musings on what philosophy is and how to practise it in everyday life.
La Flora is a contemplative practice offering guided meditations organized into albums, with a companion newsletter called Field Notes. Issues pair tarot imagery and literary or historical figures such as Maeterlinck and Hildegard of Bingen with reflective, lyrical writing about stillness, renewal and inner life.
Dharma Lab is a podcast and newsletter from neuroscientist Richard Davidson and contemplative teacher Cortland Dahl that pairs brain research with meditation and contemplative practice. Readers get episode announcements, short discussions of gratitude, anxiety and ambition, cited research references, and invitations to online events.
A contemplative newsletter about slowing down and cultivating a sabbath-shaped life, mixing reflections on scripture with practical guidance for spiritual directors. Readers get reflective essays, reading recommendations such as Eugene Peterson books, and concrete advice on building a sustainable spiritual direction practice.
A personal essay newsletter exploring the intersection of reason, contemplative experience and Vedanta-inspired inquiry, with critical looks at claims like manifestation philosophy. It offers reflective, argued pieces on consciousness and how to test extraordinary claims without dismissing experience.
A former member of the Center for Contemplative Research explains why they left after 17 years, criticising the center's leaders for guiding full-time retreatants and for describing past problems as experimentation. The newsletter is a personal account of concerns about accountability and harm in contemplative training.
A pastor and spiritual director shares sermons and reflective essays tied to the church calendar, including Lent and Transfiguration Sunday. Readers get personal, scripture-based reflection on faith, anxiety, control and spiritual growth.
allykind is a short mailing from a contemplative and 'ally work' project, announcing related websites and sharing an unusual satirical dialogue about consciousness featuring Rupert Spira and Donald Trump. The issues are sparse and mostly promotional or fictional, giving readers little practical or analytical content.
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