Africa
Religion and the protection of wild and sacred places
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The intersection between conservation and spiritual practices may offer yet another avenue for protecting the environment.
interfaith
Column: In Defense of Unmindfulness
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“In sports, music, and martial arts, the unbinding of the mind as it focuses upon a specific task is paired with a shutting down of other mental faculties. Senses are simply turned off in a subjectively very real way. Linear thinking evaporates as the Odinnic moment expands.
“Rather than mindfulness, this is a process of unmindfulness.”
Angkor Wat
Looted relics, including a monumental statue of Ganesha, to be returned to Cambodia
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A collection of 28 Cambodian artifacts, including what may be a famous statue of Ganesha, are returning home after being surrendered by Netscape founder James H. Clark.
Paganism
Column: Godspouses, in Conversation – part one
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Luke Babb and Bat Collazo collaborate on a two-part series of conversation and context surrounding “the godspouse,” Pagans whose practice includes romantic or erotic love toward a deity.
News
DNA findings challenge Hindu Nationalist history
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TWH reports on the recent article, “The Genomic Formation of South and Central Asia” found genetic evidence that challenges the Hindu Nationalist “Out of India” theory.