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Contemplating Disease – Part 5c – Comforting the Ill – September 3, 2018
Inner Peace – June 30, 2013 Meditation (With Portuguese Translation)
Portuguese translation appears after English Without looking far we can see examples of disquiet and strife, in our communities, in our nations, and in our world. Yet for all of its abundance it is not what we say we want. There is an overabundance of anxiety and unrest. It isn’t what we say we want and yet it seems to be how we are. Instead of looking around ourselves and saying there is not enough…
DOMA Overturned – My Bittersweet Thoughts – June 26, 2013
When the news was announced earlier today that the US Supreme Court overturned the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) I was at the hospital and had no time to really process how I felt about this monumental event. I have had some time to think about it and I would like to share this with you. There will be much written about the day’s events by far greater writers than myself. That is just fine…
Stories – June 23, 2013 Meditation
In the sixth to eleventh centuries Christian monastics lived out the Bible, even to the extent of acting out the various stories. Educating lay practitioners was of course one reason for this practice. Another was to ensure the story of the Bible lived on. Also another reason was to so fully embrace the teachings of the Bible into the life of the monastic practitioner that he became the book itself; the monk became the Bible.…
We Become What We Think – June 16, 20113 Meditation
We Become What We Think There are many reasons why we don’t always get what we want. One of these reasons is because we focus on the opposite of what we want. Sometimes, we just can’t help it. But, if we are conscious of our thoughts, we can intercept these thoughts and shift our frame of mind towards our desired goals. Have you ever been particularly annoyed by a person or situation? The more we…