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mercy’s humble gift….
lessons in gratitude We usually define gratitude as how we appreciate things. Yet, when my teacher Suzuki spoke of gratitude, he said, ‘Gratitude is this moment.’ Gratitude is not just appreciation; it...
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the blinding sun of pure duality….
isolation Saint Teresa of Avila goes to great lengths to remind us that there is such a thing as inner light. ‘We are conditioned,’ she says, ‘to perceive only external light. We forget that there is...
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the sublimity of the heart cracking open
A saint is one who does not know how it is possible not to love, not to help, not to be sensitive to the anxiety of others. ….Abraham Heschel feeling, sensing, knowing, dreaming…..these soul-gathering...
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harmony in action
To fly we must dance with our longest shadows in the brightest sunlight. …..Louise Rader how much we can actually change is probably up for a good debate, but the wellspring of our life being deeply...
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can we know the depth of suffering?
The world is not imperfect or slowly evolving along a path to perfection. No, it is perfect at every moment, every sin already carries grace in it. …..Hermann Hesse personal power shines through our...
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madly in love
As we look back on our lives, we realize that the harvest of youth is achievement, the harvest of middle age is perspective, and the harvest of old age is wisdom. Wisdom grows with trust, clarity, and...
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renew the tender heart
The one who has a good friend doesn’t need any mirror. …….Rumi on this anniversary day, I honor the deep journey of love, the one that has the power to heal, the one that calls us to our highest...
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the slightest opening
If you don’t know the kind of person I am and I don’t know the kind of person you are a pattern that others made may prevail in the world and following the wrong god home we may miss our star. For...
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from the long view
Seeing the world as it is means seeing not only the vulnerability and suffering of each person, but also the basic goodness of each person. When the veil of trance lifts, the pleasures and pains, the...
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where to find love
Needless to say, church isn’t the only placewhere the holy happens.Sacramental moments can occur at any moment,at any place, and to anybody. Watching somethingget born. Making love. A walk on the...
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