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Basil is a facilitator for interfaith dialogue and the founder of IfThenHow, a community-building consultancy focused on interreligious projects. Previously part of a Catholic religious order for close to a decade, he holds Master’s degrees in both Philosophy as well as in Theology – with a focus on contextual theology, contemporary spirituality, and interfaith dialogue.
Many of you have been watching our interfaith COVID-19 retreat episodes. This is the recording of the Facebook Live chat we've just organised with the retreat directors from 5 different religions. Read More
He walked off quickly round the parapet. Stephen stood at his post, gazing over the calm sea towards the headland. Sea and headland now grew dim. [...] Read More
Sunlight and darkness trigger the release of hormones in your brain. Exposure to sunlight is thought to increase the brain’s release of a hormone called serotonin.
Serotonin is associated with boosting mood and helping a person feel calm and focused. At night, darker lighting triggers the brain to make another hormone called melatonin. This hormone is responsible for helping you sleep. Read More
At sunrise, they saw with astonishment what a large crowd of believers and curious people had spent the night here.
On all paths of the marvellous grove, monks walked in yellow robes, under the trees they sat here and there, in deep contemplation—or in a conversation about spiritual matters [...] Read More
I was recently invited to sit on an online panel with representatives of various faith groups to discuss the role religious beliefs might play in this period [...] Read More
Rivers, seas, and lakes. Time was when the whole earth, the fever-stricken isle of Bombay included, was free from fevers.
One unlucky day, however, Daksha Prajapati and his son-in-law [...] Read More
The act of keeping a spiritual diary, journaling down the inner movements of your soul has been a practice encouraged for centuries in various written faith traditions. [...] Read More