“There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hands. You seek problems because you need their gifts.”
- Richard Bach
Spirituality in practice
Spirituality research
Below are a range of resources on the types of research being undertaken and the tools available for use.
Spirituality research articles top^
Can Positive Thoughts Help Heal Another Person?
An article reporting new research on the power of prayer and positive thinking.
NPR website, Barbara Bradley Hagerty, linked 09/10
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104351710
Prayer May Reshape Your Brain and Your Reality
An easy-to-read article on the new science of neurotheology demonstrating that prayer and meditation may rewrite neural connections in the brain — and how you see the world.
NPR website, Barbara Bradley Hagerty, linked 09/10
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104310443
Scientific Research on Spirituality
An archive of dozens of research articles.
Global Oneness Connection, linked 09/10
http://www.experiencefestival.com/scientific_research_on_spirituality
Spirituality in Higher Education
Reports on UCLA's ongoing national study of college students' search for meaning and purpose.
Website, linked 09/10
http://www.spirituality.ucla.edu/
Toolkit of Instruments to Measure End-of-Life
An authoritative bibliography of instruments to measure the quality of care and quality of life for dying patients and their families, including scales that measure quality of life, attitudes, religiousness, and spirituality.
Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research, Brown University, linked 09/10
http://www.chcr.brown.edu/pcoc/toolkit.htm
Spirituality research institutes top^
Center for Spirituality and the Mind
Established at the University of Pennsylvania, its purpose is to develop, organize, and coordinate research, scholarship, education, and dialogue, both locally and globally, that focuses on the relationship between spirituality and the brain.
Website, linked 09/10
http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/radiology/research/labs/csm/
Spiritual Science Research Foundation
Provides a platform for seekers to understand and practice the science of spirituality, with particular emphasis on using ESP to investigate the fourth (time) and fifth (space) dimensions.
Website, linked 09/10
http://www.spiritualresearchfoundation.org/