Mussie Hailu

During URI’s early years, a small group formed in order to, as they described it, “hold the space that holds us.”

Transferring merit is a widespread custom in Buddhist traditions, Mahāyāna, Vajrayāna and Theravāda. 

Celebrating Earth Day, April 22, with prayers from different traditions.

The Golden Rule, which says, “Treat others the way you want to be treated,” calls us to extend our concern beyond ourselves and to embrace a greater understanding and respect for all life form and Mother Earth.

"To find the best lighting, angle and focus of a flower, to take its picture, is to co-create with God at that moment. It is an art-form full of spirituality for me."

May you have the grace and wisdom to act kindly, learning to distinguish between what is personal and what is not.

Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi (1207 –1273) is one of the Islamic world's greatest poets.

It has been said that “the longest distance in the world is from the head to the heart.”

A few years ago, Karimah Stauch, founding member and the Regional Coordinator for URI Europe since 2003, shared a heartfelt outpouring expressing her tension, her conviction, her longings, love and gratitude.

A Catholic monk, Brother Wayne Teasdale (1945-2004) was an energetic proponent of mutual understanding between the world’s religions and for engaging in interfaith dialogue which he termed “interspirituality.”