Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, known affectionately as Gurudeva, was a well-known teacher of Hinduism and leader in the global interfaith movement.
Category: North America
Óscar Romero (1917-1980)
Óscar Romero was the Archbishop of El Salvador during the Salvadoran Civil War. He was murdered for calling for an end to the violence plaguing the country.
Leonard Cohen
By contributing writer ROBERT BRUTTELL The angels declare it from above … The music of Leonard Cohen has struck at a deep place in me for many years. His hauntingly sensuous “Suzanne” takes me down to her place by the river every time the words run through my head. It suggests a place of abiding… Read more »
Yo Yo Ma
(b. 1955) Sesame Street first introduced me to Yo Yo Ma as I was watching it with my kids. When I later saw him with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra I was struck by both his ease in his flawless musicianship and by his humble, simple joy with the music. He continually established eye-contact with the… Read more »
Maná
Writer Mario Seth Morales, a missionary for Ibero-America and Caribbean, writes about the inspiration of music and the band Mana in defending human rights.