The Eightfold Path Weekly Blog Friends, The excerpt this week comes from Tricycle online magazine article entitled, “The Noble Eightfold Path:The Buddha’s practical instructions to reach the end of suffering” by Walpola Sri Rahula. “Within the fourth noble truth is found the guide to the end of suffering: the noble eightfold path. The eight parts…
Why Are We Dancing? Weekly Blog Friends, The excerpt this week comes from an interview with Elizabeth Cogburn in the book The Ceremonial Circle by Sedona Cahill and Joshua Halpern. Elizabeth is a Western Cabalist who for the past 25 years has been working with a growing circle of friends … creating ceremonial dances that…
What is Enlightenment? Weekly Blog Friends, The excerpt this week comes from Craig Hamilton’s post on “Unlocking the Power of Meditation.” “On the spiritual path, we can encounter a wide variety of mystical experiences…. And while it might be natural to refer to any of these experiences as “an awakening,” it’s important to understand that…
Presence Meets Ego Weekly Blog Friends, The excerpt for this week comes from Ann Weiser Cornell’s article found on her website. “What is ‘ego’? Is ‘ego’ something bad that should be eliminated? I’m hearing this question a lot these days, so I decided to do some research. I discovered that there are two very different…
Taking Responsibility Weekly Blog Friends, The excerpt this week comes from ACIM teacher Jennifer Hadley’s Daily Espresso blog for 2/13/19. “Being able to take responsibility for our feelings is the way out of most people’s experiences of relationship misery. It’s amazing how much gratitude we can have when we realize we’ve been doing it to…