How a good life can succeed for all Author: Vivian Dittmar What is real prosperity? Does it limit itself to material possessions, which are currently driving our home planet and its ecosystems to ruin? Especially in the Western industrialized nations? The best-selling author and change initiator Vivian Dittmar would like to expand our understanding of …
On the profound meaning of healing in Ayurveda Author: Michael Rohrschneider Ayurvedic science shows us a way of life in harmony with nature. If we observe its laws, it helps us not only to physical healing, but moreover to true inner self-knowledge. Michael Rohrschneider knows that this requires more than just the accumulation of knowledge. …
Sufism in a global world Author: Ingo Taleb Rashid The German-Iraqi master of Sufism talks about renewing the tradition. Opening to other spiritual paths, Sufi dances and chants, God, clarity of direction, the path to inner peace, non-conformist mysticism. The role of the body in spirituality, art, and how to come to oneself through meditation …
A theology of humanity Author: Father Amseln Grün In his book “Spirituality from Below”, Father Anselm Grün explores the various facets of spirituality from below. He presents how this path, which leads down into our own humanity and earthiness, can at the same time mean the ascent to God. We present here some excerpts from …
A centuries-old celestial science Author: Susanne Pallagi Astrosophy leads a rather shadowy existence next to scientific astronomy and spiritually oriented astrology. But they are a triad, which only together can interpret the stars and make them accessible for humans. Thus in astrosophy, the focus is on the wisdom of the stars and their philosophical interpretation. …
Gnostic-Christian Tantra as ‘Spirituality from Below Author: Dr. Martin Spiegel The human being has different soul bodies; they are deeply interwoven with each other. We pay special attention to the body of physicality and the “wild man within us” – two aspects of the human being that have long been suppressed or even denied by …
Art and Spirituality with Joseph Beuys Author: Rüdiger Sünner This year, Tattva Viveka also looks at the artist Joseph Beuys, whose 100th birthday is being celebrated this year. This is a good occasion to shed some light on his relationship with spirituality. It tends to receive little attention in discourse. The filmmaker and book author …
Theology and Practice in Islam Author: Gönül Yerli Religious educator Gönül Yerli speaks with great enthusiasm about her faith and the religion to which she belongs, Islam. In conversation, she provides a profound insight into both the theological aspects of Islam and current issues, such as the status of women, as well as practical aspects …
