Mettā
If I do not love myself, I cannot love others also. If we really love ourselves, we cannot think wrongly, cannot talk wrongly, cannot act wrongly. If you know how to love yourself, then you…
Category: Wisdom Traditions
Reckoning with War
Dear Friends of Saint Louis Mindfulness Sangha, The first of the five wonderful mindfulness trainings emphasizes cultivating reverence for life. The original version of the 12th precept of the Order of Interbeing reads: “Do not…
Holding It All
At a break during our all-day strategy meeting Yasmin told me She never felt more hopeless Than when she walked the roads of Rafah (Ruins to the left Rubble to the right) And all the…
Early Friday Mornings
Wherever two or three are gathered In silence With the bell There the Buddha is There the Dharma is There the Sangha is
“On Taking Sides” by Bishop Pedro Casaldáliga
We had now made a clean break with the fazendas. We could no longer celebrate the Eucharist under the shelter of these lords of the earth. No more traveling in their cars or airplanes, no more…
Reading/713 (Master Chu)
In reading, you must keep your mind glued to the text. Only when every sentence and every character falls into place have you done a good job of thinking through the work. In general, the…
Would You Say Something About Old Age by Nicanor Parra
WOULD YOU SAY SOMETHING ABOUT OLD AGE His students once asked Of Dr. Bertrand Russell & the venerable elder replied: Old age… A time like any other For fighting for a cause that’s just –Chliean…
Metta Meditation/122
May Eileen be filled with loving-kindness (for her family and dry-cleaner personnel) May Eileen be well (in body and spirit) May Eileen be peaceful and at ease (upon rising in the morning and turning in…
The Slow and the Rich
“I want to do things like that that seem to me to be about creating a space where people can kick back, eat, laugh, tell stories, be comfortable, and by extension send that vibration across…
Who Is That Person Who Can Stay Calm?
A book I have enjoyed is Happiness by Thich Nhat Hanh. I’ve liked it so much I give it to friends for their happiness! In the book, Thầy shares various gathas, verses one recites to…