Word: spirits
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Chopra may have done more than anyone else in the U.S. to create a vocabulary for the intersection of faith and medicine. Other American doctors preceded him in their insights about the spirit's healing power. But Chopra, by accident of birth and nationality, was ideally positioned to tap an entire pre-existing cultural tradition. And Chopra, harnessing his spectacular ambition and extraordinary communication skills, was ideally equipped to exploit the tensions inherent in being Marcus Welby via Delhi. Like all great teachers, he was telling Americans something they already knew, in this case about health. At the same time...
DAVID VAN BIEMA, who wrote the story about Deepak Chopra and other New Age healers that makes up part of this week's cover package on faith and healing, has a rare gift for writing about spirituality without cynicism or gushiness. "Faith and matters of the spirit are as important to understanding America as politics," says Van Biema, whose last cover story was about Billy Graham's son Franklin. "They're a little tougher to track, but they're immensely rewarding." Religion is by no means Van Biema's only interest. Since he came to TIME three years ago from...
...mostly avoids pastiche. The musicians don't try to impersonate their great historical counterparts, like Count Basie, Lester Young, Oran ("Hot Lips") Page and Mary Lou Williams, though in the film some correspondences are suggested. The spirit of the Kansas City scene is what they evoke, while remaining idiosyncratically and often exuberantly themselves...
...totally disconnected from them. It is hard to believe that we live in a culture in which adults have to be convinced that supporting children is in their own best interest. American adults suffer from a core of loneliness that is expressed in a poverty of heart and spirit, all of which our children inherit. Youngsters need more from us: love. O. FRED DONALDSON Hemet, California...
...meaningful life. Love--even if it can be reduced to psychological explanations--can still make the world go round. Justice--even if its origin is political--can still be legitimate. Beauty--even if its perception is hostage to the taste of local tribes--can still move the spirit...