<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?xml-stylesheet href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/rss2full.xsl" type="text/xsl" media="screen"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" version="2.0">

<channel>
	<title>Spirituality Sparks</title>
	
	<link>http://spirituality-sparks.com</link>
	<description>Nourishing and enriching the spiritual and creative dimension</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2</generator>
	<language>en</language>
			<atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/SpiritualitySparks" type="application/rss+xml" /><feedburner:emailServiceId>924786</feedburner:emailServiceId><feedburner:feedburnerHostname>http://www.feedburner.com</feedburner:feedburnerHostname><feedburner:feedFlare href="http://add.my.yahoo.com/rss?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2FSpiritualitySparks" src="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/my/addtomyyahoo4.gif">Subscribe with My Yahoo!</feedburner:feedFlare><feedburner:feedFlare href="http://feeds.my.aol.com/add.jsp?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2FSpiritualitySparks" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/favorites.my.aol.com/webmaster/ffclient/webroot/locale/en-US/images/myAOLButtonSmall.gif">Subscribe with My AOL</feedburner:feedFlare><feedburner:feedFlare href="http://www.bloglines.com/sub/http://feeds.feedburner.com/SpiritualitySparks" src="http://www.bloglines.com/images/sub_modern11.gif">Subscribe with Bloglines</feedburner:feedFlare><feedburner:feedFlare href="http://fusion.google.com/add?feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2FSpiritualitySparks" src="http://buttons.googlesyndication.com/fusion/add.gif">Subscribe with Google</feedburner:feedFlare><item>
		<title>Fifty-Fifth Chapter</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpiritualitySparks/~3/453178105/</link>
		<comments>http://spirituality-sparks.com/2008/11/fifty-fifth-chapter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madhu B. Wangu</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Readings]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spirituality-sparks.com/?p=149</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Fifty-Fifth Chapter
Tao-te Ching
He who is in harmony with the Tao is like a newborn.
Poisonous insects will not sting him.
Fierce beasts will not seize him.
Birds of prey will not strike him.
His...<br/>
<br/>
[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<div class="feedflare">
<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?a=5F5En"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?i=5F5En" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?a=zcfiN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?i=zcfiN" border="0"></img></a>
</div>]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://spirituality-sparks.com/2008/11/fifty-fifth-chapter/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<feedburner:origLink>http://spirituality-sparks.com/2008/11/fifty-fifth-chapter/</feedburner:origLink></item>
		<item>
		<title>Fifty-Fourth Chapter: Tao-te Ching</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpiritualitySparks/~3/445803266/</link>
		<comments>http://spirituality-sparks.com/2008/11/fifty-fourth-chapter-tao-te-ching/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madhu B. Wangu</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Readings]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spirituality-sparks.com/?p=144</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Fifty-Fourth Chapter
Tao-te Ching
How do I know this is true?
That he who is grounded in the Tao cannot be pulled out.
He who has understanding of the Tao cannot be separated from it.
Generations...<br/>
<br/>
[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<div class="feedflare">
<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?a=u5Q6n"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?i=u5Q6n" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?a=JeNnN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?i=JeNnN" border="0"></img></a>
</div>]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://spirituality-sparks.com/2008/11/fifty-fourth-chapter-tao-te-ching/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<feedburner:origLink>http://spirituality-sparks.com/2008/11/fifty-fourth-chapter-tao-te-ching/</feedburner:origLink></item>
		<item>
		<title>Fifty-Third Chapter</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpiritualitySparks/~3/438260042/</link>
		<comments>http://spirituality-sparks.com/2008/10/fifty-third-chapter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madhu B. Wangu</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Readings]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spirituality-sparks.com/?p=142</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Fifty-Third Chapter
Tao-te Ching
If I have even just a little sense,
I should walk in the Great Way,
my only fear would be getting off the road.
The Great Way is straight
but people prefer devious...<br/>
<br/>
[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<div class="feedflare">
<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?a=47wLm"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?i=47wLm" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?a=w9asM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?i=w9asM" border="0"></img></a>
</div>]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://spirituality-sparks.com/2008/10/fifty-third-chapter/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<feedburner:origLink>http://spirituality-sparks.com/2008/10/fifty-third-chapter/</feedburner:origLink></item>
		<item>
		<title>Fifty-Second Chapter</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpiritualitySparks/~3/430802003/</link>
		<comments>http://spirituality-sparks.com/2008/10/fifty-second-chapter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madhu B. Wangu</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Readings]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spirituality-sparks.com/?p=140</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Fifty-Second Chapter
Tao-te Ching
The source of the universe is the Mother.
He who knows the source discovers the ten thousand things.
He who discovers the ten thousand things and holds on to the...<br/>
<br/>
[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<div class="feedflare">
<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?a=ESH5m"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?i=ESH5m" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?a=MhnxM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?i=MhnxM" border="0"></img></a>
</div>]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://spirituality-sparks.com/2008/10/fifty-second-chapter/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<feedburner:origLink>http://spirituality-sparks.com/2008/10/fifty-second-chapter/</feedburner:origLink></item>
		<item>
		<title>Discovering Virginia Woolf</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpiritualitySparks/~3/426826909/</link>
		<comments>http://spirituality-sparks.com/2008/10/discovering-virginia-woolf/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:41:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madhu B. Wangu</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Home Page]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spirituality-sparks.com/?p=133</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Several winters ago on a frigid January morning, I was at my lowest writing ebb. By habit, I sat in front of my computer screen staring at a blank document. I could not think of anything to write,...<br/>
<br/>
[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<div class="feedflare">
<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?a=X9VMm"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?i=X9VMm" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?a=y5CtM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?i=y5CtM" border="0"></img></a>
</div>]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://spirituality-sparks.com/2008/10/discovering-virginia-woolf/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<feedburner:origLink>http://spirituality-sparks.com/2008/10/discovering-virginia-woolf/</feedburner:origLink></item>
		<item>
		<title>Fifty-First Chapter</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpiritualitySparks/~3/424046492/</link>
		<comments>http://spirituality-sparks.com/2008/10/fifty-first-chapter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madhu B. Wangu</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Readings]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spirituality-sparks.com/?p=128</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Fifty-First Chapter
Tao-te Ching
Tao produces the ten thousand things.
Te (Virtue) fosters them.
Circumstances and tendencies complete them.
Therefore the ten thousand things esteem Tao and honor...<br/>
<br/>
[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<div class="feedflare">
<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?a=ttHVm"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?i=ttHVm" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?a=cKmvM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?i=cKmvM" border="0"></img></a>
</div>]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://spirituality-sparks.com/2008/10/fifty-first-chapter/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<feedburner:origLink>http://spirituality-sparks.com/2008/10/fifty-first-chapter/</feedburner:origLink></item>
		<item>
		<title>Fiftieth Chapter: Tao-te Ching</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpiritualitySparks/~3/417085013/</link>
		<comments>http://spirituality-sparks.com/2008/10/fiftieth-chapter-tao-te-ching/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:21:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madhu B. Wangu</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Readings]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spirituality-sparks.com/?p=122</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Fiftieth Chapter
Tao-te Ching
Man comes in to life and goes out to death.
Three out of ten are companions of life.
Three out of ten are companions of death.
And three out of ten in their lives lead...<br/>
<br/>
[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<div class="feedflare">
<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?a=OPa3m"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?i=OPa3m" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?a=5BdWM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?i=5BdWM" border="0"></img></a>
</div>]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://spirituality-sparks.com/2008/10/fiftieth-chapter-tao-te-ching/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<feedburner:origLink>http://spirituality-sparks.com/2008/10/fiftieth-chapter-tao-te-ching/</feedburner:origLink></item>
		<item>
		<title>Forty-Ninth Chapter</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpiritualitySparks/~3/410329820/</link>
		<comments>http://spirituality-sparks.com/2008/10/forty-ninth-chapter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madhu B. Wangu</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Readings]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spirituality-sparks.com/?p=120</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Forty-Ninth Chapter
Tao-te Ching
The sage has no fixed mind.
He regards people’s needs as his own.
Those who are good he treats with goodness.
Those who are bad he also treats with goodness.
Those...<br/>
<br/>
[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<div class="feedflare">
<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?a=oF7Dm"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?i=oF7Dm" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?a=NQUaM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?i=NQUaM" border="0"></img></a>
</div>]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://spirituality-sparks.com/2008/10/forty-ninth-chapter/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<feedburner:origLink>http://spirituality-sparks.com/2008/10/forty-ninth-chapter/</feedburner:origLink></item>
		<item>
		<title>Forty-Eighth Chapter</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpiritualitySparks/~3/404078388/</link>
		<comments>http://spirituality-sparks.com/2008/09/115/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:06:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madhu B. Wangu</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Readings]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spirituality-sparks.com/2008/09/115/</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Forty-Eighth Chapter
Tao-te Ching
The practice of learning consists of daily accumulation.
The practice of Tao consists of daily diminishing.
By continuous diminishing one reaches a point of no...<br/>
<br/>
[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<div class="feedflare">
<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?a=0fv9l"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?i=0fv9l" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?a=KP32L"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?i=KP32L" border="0"></img></a>
</div>]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://spirituality-sparks.com/2008/09/115/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<feedburner:origLink>http://spirituality-sparks.com/2008/09/115/</feedburner:origLink></item>
		<item>
		<title>First Things First</title>
		<link>http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SpiritualitySparks/~3/397274929/</link>
		<comments>http://spirituality-sparks.com/2008/09/first-things-first/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madhu B. Wangu</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Writings]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spirituality-sparks.com/?p=104</guid>
		
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[My growing years in India were spent in the company of some wonderful women&#8212;my mother, sisters, sisters-in-law, nieces and aunts. But eternally present at the periphery were Hindu...<br/>
<br/>
[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<div class="feedflare">
<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?a=pGHFl"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?i=pGHFl" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?a=YN6qL"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/SpiritualitySparks?i=YN6qL" border="0"></img></a>
</div>]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://spirituality-sparks.com/2008/09/first-things-first/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<feedburner:origLink>http://spirituality-sparks.com/2008/09/first-things-first/</feedburner:origLink></item>
	</channel>
</rss>
