10+ Best Articles on Spirituality
The most useful articles and videos on spirituality from around the web, curated by thought leaders and our community.
Refind focuses on timeless pieces and updates the list whenever new, must-read articles or videos are discovered.
Top 5 Spirituality Articles
At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on spirituality by Refind users in 2024 so far.
- Is spirituality the missing pillar of sustainability?
- Neuroscience Has a Lot To Learn from Buddhism
- Life and Death and More Life: Leo Tolstoy on Science, Spirituality, and Our Search for Meaning
- #1 Emotional and Spiritual Maturity: Gabor Maté and Adyashanti
- The Indian Guru Who Brought Eastern Spirituality to the West
Videos
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Can schools teach antifragility with spirituality?
Let go of your assumptions about spirituality. It may help your depression. Subscribe to Freethink on YouTube ► https://freeth.ink/youtube-subscribe Up next,...
Ray Dalio & India’s PM Narendra Modi Discuss Meditation, the World, and India
In my opinion, India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, is one of the best, if not the best, leaders in the world. I recently had an opportunity to explore wit...
What is ...?
New to #spirituality? These articles make an excellent introduction.
Best Buddhist Books for Beginners: A Comprehensive List
Looking for a book to start learning about Buddhism? These 80 essential Buddhist books that have led our readers to Buddhist teachings.
Short Articles
Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on spirituality—all under 10 minutes.
Is spirituality the missing pillar of sustainability?
Early in my career, I came across the concept of the triple bottom line, a term coined by John Elkington in 1994 that expanded the conventional success metrics of business beyond the financial bottom line to also include environmental health and social wellbeing. The three P’s of People, Planet and Profit as they became known, are a beautifully simple concept to help businesses think more holistically about their impact.
Life and Death and More Life: Leo Tolstoy on Science, Spirituality, and Our Search for Meaning
“A caterpillar sees itself shrivel up, but doesn’t see the butterfly which flies out of it.”
«Tolstoy writes in his: I’m beginning to get used to regarding death and dying not as the end of my task, but as the task itself.»
#1 Emotional and Spiritual Maturity: Gabor Maté and Adyashanti
In a rare meeting of minds, Gabor Mate asks Adyashanti explore whether there is a predilection for spirituality and expand on passages from Adyashanti’s recent book My Secret Is Silence. Discussion…
A Path to Well-Being: Tap Into the Benefits of Spirituality
Celebrating something larger than ourselves is an inherent human capacity that can lead to improved mental health.
Why Carl Sagan believed that science is a source of spirituality
Science will lead us to universal morality and cosmic religion. By becoming aware of our emergent purpose, we can live more meaningful lives.
Long Articles
These are some of the most-read long-form articles on spirituality.
The Indian Guru Who Brought Eastern Spirituality to the West
A new biography explores the life of Vivekananda, a Hindu ascetic who promoted a more inclusive vision of religion
Minor Resurrections
A few days after my youngest brother died last August, I started to think about Lazarus all the time.
Neuroscience Has a Lot To Learn from Buddhism
A scientist and a monk compare notes on meditation, therapy, and their effects on the brain
Master of mindfulness, Jon Kabat-Zinn: ‘People are losing their minds. That is what we need to wake…
By taking the Buddhism out of the practice, Kabat-Zinn pioneered a meditative approach used all over the world to treat pain and depression. He talks about Trump, ‘McMindfulness’ and how a 10-second…
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