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Polishing Gems – June 13, 2012 Meditation
Polishing Gems The area of North Carolina around Charlotte is rich in gems and there are many active gem mines where as an amateur you visit and actually mine for gems yourself. There is even a town called Hiddenite. One of the largest gem quality emeralds was discovered in North Carolina in 2009 and is…
Refugium Sangha Building – Dharma Talk – September 16, 2019
Refugium Sangha Building I ran across this word the other day and it got me to thinking once again about Sangha, taking refuge, and being a refugee. The classical Latin definition of refugium is a place or means of shelter, a place to flee or retreat. The modern definition has a more biological or ecological…
Difficult? Yes, but not impossible
Possessing vs. Being
Religion is it what you are or who you are? Do you possess religion or are you an integral part?
Hiking
June 22, 2010 – today I took the dog for a hike up to the top of Kings Pinnacle at Crowders Mountain State Park in Kings Mountain North Carolina. She and I have been ‘training’ now for several months, going on long walks several times a day. Last week we did the trail at Kings Mountain National Historic site and she and I both enjoyed it, well I guess she did, her tail was wagging…
