Bad News Overwhelm Weekly Blog Friends, The excerpt this week comes from an On Being interview of Zen Buddhist, Roshi Joan Halifax on the topic of “Buoyancy Rather Than Burnout in Our Lives” for those of us overwhelmed by bad news and by the attention we want to pay to suffering in the world….. ” …
Courage Weekly Blog Friends, The excerpt this week comes from ACIM teacher Jennifer Hadley in her October 13, 2017 Daily Spiritual Espresso blog. “Intending to be masterful through having a loving heart has challenged me to do things that I have thought I couldn’t do…. ” <read more…>
The Function of Dissatisfaction Weekly Blog Friends, The excerpt this week comes from one of my favorite Buddhist authors, Cheri Huber. Her book, When You’re Falling, Dive, is a treasure of practical wisdom. “Dissatisfaction is pervasive in human experience. It functions as the foundation for egocentric karmic conditioning….” <read more…>
Turning Toward Nature Weekly Blog Friends, In this week’s blog we look at an article by Heather Swanson entitled Turning Toward the Wilderness. In addition there is a short paragraph from Richard Rohr on Christian mystic, Hildegard of Bingen’s metaphysical view of nature. “What might we hear if we turned toward the tree behind us?”…
Doorways to Transformation Weekly Blog Friends, In this week’s blog we look at Doorways to Transformation beginning with a quote by Frances Vaughan, “There are many doorways into the inner world.” The portals to transformation are different types of experiences that shake…. <read more…>
An interesting question comes up regarding interfaith and interspiritual fellowships—what to talk about! One of my core beliefs is there is more in common among the world’s religions than differences that separate them (which of course would provide one answer for what to talk about)… My answer to “what to talk about” is my view of what we have in common, what I call Timeless Wisdom.
Physical Healing Through Prayer Weekly Blog Friends, Here is an excerpt on the Christian Science method of healing through prayer. What makes Christian Science unlike any other modality is that it’s the only method of healing that starts, not from the basis of matter, but from the basis of spiritual perfection…. ” <read more…>
Resilience Weekly Blog Friends, Here is an excerpt from an On Being interview with Sheryl Sandberg and Wharton psychologist Adam Grant after Sheryl’s husband died suddenly at age 47. They discuss research on resilience and their book Option B: Facing Adversity…. ” <read more…>
Angels Weekly Blog Friends, Here is an excerpt from the book Angels 101 by Doreen Virtue. “You have guardian angels with you right now. These angels are pure beings of Divine light who are entirely…. ” <read more…>
Prayer of the Heart Weekly Blog Friends, Here is an excerpt from Thomas Merton on the “prayer of the heart” where we seek our identity in God. I find it interesting to notice my reaction to the language that Merton uses. I notice my interpretation is very different when…. ” <read more…>