Spiritual Growth

Empires have always tried to manage the sacred. They license it, restrict it, rank it, and deploy it in service of their own legitimacy. What they have consistently failed to understand is that the sacred is not a resource to be managed. It is the ground beneath the ground.

In 325 CE, church leaders voted on a question that changed how billions see themselves. What they decided about you may surprise you.

A philosopher once said peace was found in the laugh of a grandmother, not the frown of a sage. I’ve found the same in my own life—not on a meditation cushion, but in campfires with friends, holding newborns, and listening to my children’s laughter. As a family physician, I also know this isn’t just poetic. Science confirms what sages taught. Staying centered has health benefits.