Call for Conscious Evolution Friends, The excerpt this week is from Craig Hamilton’s blog on “The Future of God: A Call to Consciously Evolve.” “What I want to address tonight is about where religion and spirituality, the human quest for meaning, is going now at the dawn of the third millennium. It’s about an inquiry…
Stop Trying to Fix the World Friends, The excerpt for this week of December 13, 2022 is from Barbara Carson Todd’s blog on 07/15/2019, “Stop Trying To Fix The World, It’s Not Your Job.” “Petty annoyances are designed to keep you in a perpetual ‘fight or flight,’ mode, which causes your body to wear…
Facing Existential Fear Friends, The excerpt this week is edited from a blog by Craig Hamilton entitled, “Is it Safe to Let Go? Facing Existential Fear on the Spiritual Path.” “Question: The more I’ve been engaging with spiritual practice, the more I’m starting to feel a deep existential paradox…. while awakening feels within reach, it’s…
Escape, Stabilize, Inspire Friends, The excerpt this week is from Agape minister Michael Beckwith’s 7/20/2022 Sunday talk entitled “Escape – Stabilize – Inspire.” “The theme of the month is “your ship is coming in.” It generally means that a big blessing is coming and that you are barraged by blessings all of the time, that…
Working With Loneliness Friends, The excerpt this week is from Buddhist teacher Pema Chodron, as posted by Lion’s Roar, entitled “Six Kinds of Loneliness.” “To be without a reference point is the ultimate loneliness. It is also called enlightenment…. How could we possibly have no reference point? To have no reference point would be to change…
Four Highest Emotions Friends, The excerpt this week is from an article in Lion’s Roar on cultivating loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity by Ayya Khema and excerpted from “Visible Here and Now: The Buddha’s Teachings on the Rewards of Spiritual Practice”, published by Shambhala Publications. “When we think of love, we have ideas that…
Find the Holy in the Daily Friends, The excerpt this week is from Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper from 04/04/2022 entitled “Find the Holy in Your Daily” including a conversation with Father James Martin and Rabbi Steve Leder. “Those of us with creative minds enjoy turning a blank canvas into something new. I’ve always had an…
Making Friends With Yourself Friends, The excerpt this week is from Buddhist teacher Pema Chodron, excerpted by Lion’s Roar from Pema’s book, “The Wisdom of No Escape: And the Path of Loving-Kindness.” “The effect of this month of meditation that we are beginning will be as if, at the end of each day, someone were to…
BIPOC Buddhism Friends, The excerpt this week is from an article entitled “Forum: BIPOC Buddhism” in the Lion’s Roar Buddhist on-line magazine. (BIPOC stands for Black, Indigenous, and People Of Color.) La Sarmiento, Loinaz, and Iwata discuss the experiences of BIPOC Buddhist practitioners—the obstacles they face, and the contributions they are making. Moderated and with…
Hinduism in America Friends, The excerpt this week is from a blog by Philip Goldberg on the influence of Swami Vivekananda in introducing Hinduism to America, stating that “Countless Americans have been influenced by Swami Vivekananda, even if many don’t know who he is.” “I often compare Swami Vivekananda to Jackie Robinson, the first African-American…