Groups

  • Chavura B'Nai Torah
    Name:
    Chavura B'Nai Torah
    Status: Member
    Description: A Group for Jews and Non-Jews interested in progressive Jewish identity and lifestyle. Chavura B'Nai Torah may be of interest to anyone considering conversion to liberal Judaism and/or Non-Jews interested in participating in Judaism. (Noachide, B'nai Noah, 7 laws etc.) Emphasis is on the concept of Judaism as a Universal religion for both Jews and Non-Jews.
  • Practicing Buddhism
    Name:
    Practicing Buddhism
    Status: Member
    Description: Buddhism transforms many lives through its practical means. The Buddha's teaching enables us to see our potential, transform our experiences, motivate us, and most importantly, Enlighten Us to our true nature. </p> This group is open to share and discuss applying Buddhist teaching to everyday life. From the modern day Businessman to the ancient Monk, both can awaken equally in every day life or in a cave in the Himalayas. </p><p> Welcome to "Practicing Buddhism".</p>
  • The Empty Cups
    Name:
    The Empty Cups
    Status: Member
    Description: This group is all about starting from scratch. Look at Beliefnet itself--all those faiths, all those ideas, all that wonderful searching, but we get lost so easily in the maelstrom of ideas. This group is for those who want to empty their cup of all ideas and opinions, and start from scratch. It's a kind of philospher's club for people of all faiths. It's intended to be fun and interesting, but I must warn you--we seek the Truth and nothing but the Truth here!
  • Friends of Jerry!
    Name:
    Friends of Jerry!
    Status: Member
    Description: This is a beliefnet group for people whose spiritual journeys have been blissfully informed, interwoven, and lightened by the inspiration and companionship of the Grateful Dead and the enormous Grateful Dead community. If you are nourished by and grateful to Jerry and the boys for all they gave and continue to give, and seek the spiritual support and friendship of people who share that connection, then sign on and say "Hey Now!"
  • Being Ourself
    Name:
    Being Ourself
    Status: Member
    Description: This is a group for people who recognize in a profoundly personal way that we are all actually facets of one whole interacting with itself, or more accurately, Ourself. It is a place for peer discussion and exploration as we move through the challenges and insights we encounter while participating in the awakening of ourselves to our common fundamental identity, Ourself. As indivisible aspects of the single, infinitely diverse entity of everything/reality/creation we all have an opportunity and a responsibility to deepen humankind's awareness of Ourself, and to enrich our language with new terminology/ideas to more accurately portray that which truly is. We want to support each other as we discover wholeness while living in a society that defines everything (including God) as separate when in fact the creator and creation (including all people, animals, plants, minerals, and seen and unseen forces of spirit) are not in any actual way separate. So don't be shy... your vantage point of the whole is completely unique, and is just as valid and important as anybody elses. Enlightenment is the recognition of the wholeness, which by its very all-inclusive nature negates the validity of any kind of exclusive spiritual authority or guru. To allow ourselves to truly feel and be aware of ourselves as part of the great wholeness we need to stop putting others on a pedestal as a way of avoiding being accountable for shining our own light. Let's get the orchestra of the wholeness playing diversely, brilliantly, and powerfully enough to wake up humankind from the illusion of separateness. We can only accomplish this as a community of distinct voices and insights singing out in the harmony of the whole, and not by silencing our own special voice because we have decided some other "enlightened" teacher has a monopoly on authenticity! So sing out your insights, your questions... cry out your pains and frustrations... and love your neighbor as yourself because in truth they are; we are all precious dimensions of one whole. Let's respectfully, gently, and lovingly be Ourself together.
  • Beyond Blue
    Name:
    Beyond Blue
    Category: Support Group
    Status: Member
    Description: This group serves as an extension of the popular "Beyond Blue" blog (http://www.beliefnet.com/beyondblue/) and will provide an opportunity for readers to get to know each other better. My hope is that, like my blog, it will become a supportive network for those suffering from depression or any other mental illness.
  • Jewish daily life.
    Name:
    Jewish daily life.
    Status: Member
    Description: Jewish daily life. I am a Christian who has had a life long fascination with the Jewish faith which is the basis of the Christian Faith. I would like to learn about the day to day life of Jewish members of the board, as well as discuss how day to day living impacts on our beliefs and practices. If there are any members who live in Israel I would really enjoying sharing with them.
  • Atlantis Rising
    Name:
    Atlantis Rising
    Category: Inspiration
    Status: Member
    Description: Atlantis is the lost city where it represented Utopia, Heaven on Earth. The energy was one of unconditional love and treating others with respect and equality. She is rising in the here and now bringing us back to this state of union with our core essence and connection with others as one. Join this group in great conversation, education, information and inspiration. Learn about your connection with Atlantis or Lemuria and how that is affecting you today. May you be blessed with joy, happiness and peace.