My guru once joked that she thought I was born out of the earth like Sita went into the earth, but here we have proof that I was actually born into a family with an older sister who took care of me very sweetly during those early years.
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This is a discussion of some similarities and differences of Kashmir Shaivism and the Bhagavad Gita, along with general spiritual philsophy, chanting, bhajan, and stories. More videos, books, music, and other works by Kumuda at www.nightlotus.com
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From a six-figure income in Hollywood's entertainment industry to 14 years under the poverty line without access to basic healthcare, while creating a website with hundreds of pages of free multimedia spiritual resources at: www.nightlotus.com This interview was filmed for the video, "Real People, Real Healthcare Needs" at www.youtube.com
What color are you? What country are you? What painting are you? Sharon is the author of Spirituality For Dummies and is on Facebook. 'nuff said. Visit the Night Lotus Website of free multimedia spiritual resources at www.nightlotus.com
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The handheld camera is shaky, but this was a rare offering for me -- Usually my singing performances involve spiritual devotional chanting and hymns, but I was asked to sing a set of secular songs for a local "Eco Blast" event and felt that it was an assignment from the universe meant to expand my repertoire. Anyway, when I sing songs, it is inherently with a spiritual focus. Here are three songs form the presentation.
NOTE: youtube plays this video in High Quality setting, which makes it jumpy on some computers. The solution is to click on the red "HQ" button next to the volume icon to turn HQ off. Sharon Kumuda Janis is the author of Spirituality For Dummies and other books, videos, and devotional music cds. Visit her website of free multimedia spiritual resources at www.nightlotus.com This talk was given in Sudbury Ontario on March 24, 2009.
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Filmed March 24, 2009 in Sudbury Ontario, Canada as part of a series of workshops sponsored by warmhearts Hospice and Palliative caregivers. Original song by Mahalia Jackson. Also included on the devotional music CD that comes with each copy of Sharon's book, Spirituality For Dummies: www.spiritualityfordummies.com
This is a powerful documentary about an extraordinary woman. At age 44, Mildred Norman left her life circumstances and became Peace Pilgrim -- walking coast to coast for peace for nearly 30 years, living on faith and sharing her wisdom and exhuberance generously with people across the land. This 60-minute documentary is a poetic and musical exploration of her life and message, which is as relevant today as ever. Also included are interviews with Dalai Lama, Maya Angelou, John Robbins ...
