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A lensography of my best spirituality lenses as well as a summary of my website.
I feature information from various religious traditions like Buddhism, Sufism, Fourth Way and Theosophy. I also pay attention to various spiritual teachers, whether they are part of any accepted religious tradition or not.
So here's the link: www.KatinkaHesselink.Net - themes on religion and spirituality.
General spiritual lenses: your favorites
Aside from having a large website, I've also become active as a squidoo lensmaster. These are my spiritual lenses with the highest squidoo rating and also the highest amount of traffic.-
Jiddu Krishnamurti
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Jiddu Krishnamurti was famous in his lifetime for first being raised as a 'world teacher' and then renouncing the organisation founded in his honor. Paradoxically he spent the rest of his life teaching all over the world: lecturing, talking to people...
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The 14th Dalai Lama: Tenzin Gyatso
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Nobel Peace Prize Winner, popularizer of Buddhism and head of the Tibetan Government in Exile. The Dalai Lama's life is a unique convergence of religion, politics and an admirable stand on peace in the face of aggression. This lens focuses on his lif...
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Spiritual Quotes and Wisdom Sayings
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This lens has links to websites and books with wise quotes from various spiritual traditions to uplift your life and inspire you to kindness, patience, inner strength and a better life in general.
Religion and Spirituality Topics
- Meditation in Buddhism
- Articles about Buddhist meditation and how thought works according to Buddhist meditation experts.
- Metaphysics and Esoteric Philosophy
- Articles and quotes on how the universe relates to consciousness, the unity of All, God etc.
- Spiritual Growth and Wisdom
- How to live selflessly and wisely.
- Religious Jokes and Spiritual Stories
- A variety of jokes and stories from religion and spirituality. Includes spiritual insights garnered from the Harry Potter books.
- Alternative Christianity
- Quotes and articles on the Christian Path and an alternative way of dealing with the heritage of Christianity.
- Buddhism articles and quotes
- On karma, reincarnation, the path, meditation and the history of Buddhism.
- Health and Spirituality
- Articles on meditation, reiki, hypnosis and diet.
- Theosophy articles, history and quotes
- On the theosophical movement, theosophical themes and doctrines.
- Sufism and Fourth Way
- Gurdjieff, the mysticism of Islam and the spiritual path in Sufism.
- Reincarnation and Karma
- A selection of articles on rebirth (metempsychosis) and karma, by authors like H.P. Blavatsky, W.Q. Judge and many others. From the perspective of theosophy and Buddhism.
Spiritual themes and Religious Subjects: more squidoo lenses
More squidoo lenses on religion and spirituality.-
Spiritual Jokes And Stories: The Funniest Spirituality Ever
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Without spirituality, life has no meaning, no direction.
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Aum, the sacred Indian mantra
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Who doesn't know the Indian mantra 'aum' - and use it when they want to make fun of new age spirituality? Aum is actually a sacred mantra for all Indian religions that I know of (Sikhism, Hinduism, Buddhism etc.). It is a symbol for the most sacred,...
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Theosophical Society - theosophy
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The cool thing about the Theosophical Society is that it is a great place to learn about religion, philosophy, science and metaphysics - without having to commit to any dogmas. Each member can remain in whatever religion they choose - as long as they...
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Bodhisattva - living for others in Buddhism
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The bodhisattva ideal is embodied in the bodhisattva vow: May I attain Buddhahood for the benefit of all sentient beings. This practically means that one vows not just to attain enlightenment or Nirvana (ambitious enough of itself), but to postpone en...
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What is an Ashram?
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An ashram is a place of spiritual retreat. Usually there are permanent residents as well as visitors who come for retreats.
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Yoga - history and tradition from India
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Information on hatha yoga and the other classic types of yoga. There are various types of yoga, but in the West Hatha Yoga has become most popular and well known. When we say 'yoga' we usually mean 'Hatha Yoga'. Don't forget to vote for your favorit...
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God in the Bible - quotes
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People have their own image of God - yet God presents himself in the Bible in a variety of ways. I thought I'd go back to what's in that book to see the way God is portrayed there.
My own spiritual practice
In the theosophical tradition the main method of meditation is contemplation. This means just thinking (contemplating) on fundamental truths. These truths could be the nature of kindness, holism, whether there is such a thing as reincarnation etc.
My current contemplation theme is 'the nature of truth'. In other words: how do scientific truth, experienced truth and religious truth combine? I don't have an answer to that - but in contemplation that's sort of the point anyhow: if I already knew the answer, why think about it?
Spiritual controversies
Most of these are HEY MONKEY BRAIN lenses. On some I added the debate / duel option later on. Anyhow - feel free to sound in on what you believe in!-
The Secret is True (sort of)
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If you want to achieve something, you had better work for it, visualize success and everything you will need to get where you want to go. This visualization is called 'The Secret'. But will visualisation get you everything you want?
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Karma and Reincarnation
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Karma and reincarnation are linked. Karma is the idea that what we do and have done influences our circumstances, talents and options. Reincarnation means that what we do and think will not just influence our present life, but also our future ex...
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We DO have a soul
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We DO have a soul There is no way to describe what I experience without a soul that transcends the personality. There is something in us which is more than my habits, limitations and combined past. According to Christianity and Islam we each have an...
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There IS an afterlife
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There IS an afterlife Most religions I know of have an afterlife of sorts - but modern science reduces us all to our most physical parts and denies an afterlife as a matter of course. This lens will tell you about the afterlife in various spiritual...
Studying World Religion
More on Katinka Hesselink
I expect to get my Bachelors degree in August 2008, after which I plan on going for my Masters. I'm not sure yet what masters that will be, but it will be something to do with religion or spirituality (or both).
Spiritual teachers
I made so many lenses on spiritual teachers that I made a lensography of them. The lensography includes links to pages about spiritual teachers on my own website.-
Spiritual Teachers - my favorites and yours
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These are some of the teachers - past and present - who will keep reminding us that there IS more to life. There is more to US... Spiritual teachers are the salt that gives flavor to our otherwise somewhat dry western culture. With all the focus on...
My spiritual newsletter
Online archives of my spiritual newsletter
Fetching RSS feed... please stand bySpiritual Books
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Tao Te Ching
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Very inspiring. About leadership, living life and letting things be (that you can't control anyhow).
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The Secret Doctrine: The Synthesis of Science, Religion, and Philosophy
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It unites science and religion in a unique synthesis. Changed my life and my worldview completely. Contains many of the themes of the modern New Age movement like: karmic evolution, Atlantis, parapsychology, Unity of All Life/everything, unity of all...
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Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure
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Great book if you want to go to India yourself - especially if you're interested in India as the home of spirituality.
Reader Feedback
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tplus
Welcome to the Lensography-ography Group! Posted May 05, 2008 |
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jacquelinestone
Great presentation! Posted April 24, 2008 |
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Icon-Lover
This lens is a great resource for seekers. Thanks for putting it together. Posted April 22, 2008 |
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flowski
An excellent guide to your always interesting and informative spiritual lenses. Posted April 16, 2008 |
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Susan52
Nice website, nice lens, nice way to present your lensography. I'm lensrolling this one to my lensography. Posted March 29, 2008 |
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poddys
Nice lens. I have added a link back from my Religious Jokes lens. Posted March 26, 2008 |
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Suzann
What an awesome selection of resources! Great job. I've got your Lens on my Favorites, and I'm also bookmarking it. (And giving you 5-stars!)I've been reading a lot about Zen lately, and so appreciate your site. Posted January 20, 2008 |
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Debt_Man
Nice info here very captivating, come check out my lion lamb painting lens Posted January 04, 2008 |
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I'm a lensmaster, webdesigner an oldest child, an eternal student, a former teacher and single. Most of you know me here on Squidoo as lensmaster 'spirituality' - but I've also got a life outside my interests in spirituality (though perhaps that's n...
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Spiritual Teachers - my favorites and yours
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These are some of the teachers - past and present - who will keep reminding us that there IS more to life. There is more to US... Spiritual teachers are the salt that gives flavor to our otherwise somewhat dry western culture. With all the focus on...
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