The Power of Community

Siona Van Dijk-The Gaia On-Line Community. Over the years we have become accustomed to using the word, community, rather loosely. Developers promise us a community when we sign on the dotted line to buy their property. What we actually get is the building. There is no guarantee that those who live near us will share any part of our life. In the church, the congregation should rightfully constitute... Read more

The Body of Christ/The Body of Buddha

THIS IS NOT BUDDHA! Photo by Sabine Kleftogiannis One year I stood in the midst of hundreds of thousands of people screaming in the New Year at Times Square in New York City. I had witnessed the event many times before on television. That night I was made certain that I do not belong in multitudes. Many people really enjoy crowds. For those in the world of Religion the choice may seem... Read more