Religion and Spirituality lenses (and more)

Weblog from Katinka Hesselink on any lenses she may decide to make :)

Archive for June, 2008

» The Best Groups on Squidoo

I got tired of all the substandard, self-promoting groups out there. But I also knew there were some real quality groups on squidoo. So I created a lens Dedicated to excellent squidoo groups. Go take a look.
To spice things up I also added a duel about the question: Do low quality groups annoy you like [...]

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» The Environment, going green and saving endangered species

I made a lensography this week on The Environment Proceeds go to Ecotrust. I feature lenses about how you can make a difference, alternative energy resources, endangered species, people who made a difference to the environment and pollution.
Because I couldn’t find one, I made a lens about reasons why people are vegetarians – focusing [...]

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» Buddhism on squidoo

Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism is famous for his peaceful and insightful teachings. This lens goes into his life, wisdom as well as the ritualistic side to daily Buddhism.
The Bodhisattva Ideal is the ideal of compassion as exemplified in Mahayana Buddhism. I also explain the relationship between the Bodhisattva and the arhat.
Two famous [...]

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» Theosophical Teachers: squidwho lenses – part II

The main theme of the lenses I want to talk about today is theosophy.
H.P. Blavatsky founded the T.S. in 1875 in New York and her work has inspired millions since. She is seen as the mother of New Age. Many of the themes present in New Age are already present in her work.
Annie Besant [...]

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» Spiritual Teachers: squidwho lenses

I have made a lot of Lenses about spiritual teachers. In this post I want to highlight a few that I find most inspiring myself.
Anthony de Mello inspires me because of his great spiritual stories and metaphors. He synthesized the wisdom of his native India with that of the Roman Catholic Church. This made [...]

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» Debating Squidoo

We all love squidoo, but perhaps that love is enough to create annoyance sometimes. One of the irks of the trade is the behavior of other lensmasters. For instance Did some one have to give that great lens a one-star rating?.
And then those darn discussions themselves: Do YOU succeed in getting people to sound off?
A [...]

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» Philosophical, Religious and Spiritual Debate

I made a lens about The Ultimate Questions in religion and spirituality. It’s been nominated for Lens of the Week – so if you like it, vote for it.
More specifically – you can debate Whether there is an afterlife which includes a lot of information about the subject from the perspective of various religious [...]

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» Blueberries and other healthy food

I really love blueberries. There are times when I just can’t stop eating them. I think my body knows they’re good for me
So, I thought: should I make a lens about them? The answer is pretty clear: I shouldn’t, because there are already some great lenses out there. I picked the following [...]

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» Bikes in the Netherlands – and what about Leiden?

So far I’ve made two lenses about my country: The Netherlands.
The first is about our relationship to bikes.
The second is about the town I live in Leiden, a university town and one of the oldest and cutest towns in the country.

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» Balancing Mind, Emotion, and Inspiration

[I was asked to write this for The Everything Spiritual group, but since it's still my piece - I thought I'd share it here as well.]
I have been asked to contribute a piece to this group because I ’seem to have a well defined spiritual path’. This is my attempt at an explanation of that [...]

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