Breathe, We Are Alive!
Concentration is Consecration. Eknath Easwaran In Thich Nhat Hanh’s 1993 revised edition of the Tiep Hien precepts, the 7th reads, in part, as follows: “Be in touch with what is wondrous, refreshing, and healing both…
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Radiant and Wretched (Pay Attention)
“There’s plenty of time in this day” Who would claim that And risk setting off a cacophonous chorus of groans? “There’s never enough time To get done all the things I have to do— never,…
Bhagavad Gita Reading Group: The Way of Love
Chapter 12 Monday 26 August 6312 W. Park Avenue 6:30-8:00 p.m. Meditation 20 m. Recitation Chapter 12 5 m. Reflections Eknath Easwaran’s commentary on chapter 12: “Every time we withdraw our desires from some self-centered…
Toward a Curriculum for an Institute for the Cultivation of Slowness
For Lindsay Morning Aspiration: Upon first waking up in the morning, recite this gatha from Thich Nhat Hanh: “Waking up this morning, I smile: Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to…
Come, Beloved by Meera
As the lotus dies without water, As the night is blind without the moon, So is my heart without you, Beloved. I wander alone at night, Driven by my longing for you. I hunger for…
Samskāra
“She’s really got it bad.” I’ve never spent time with her. “She’s an addict. Big time.” Really? What’s she on? “Polarization— She can’t get enough of it.” Samskāra, Sanskrit, noun. A personality trait conditioned…
Jottings and Notes from Cami’s Talk
Cami Kasmerchak, Appalachian Summer: To the Mountains and Back, Sunday 24 February 2013 She talked about the “call” … reminds me of Margaret Wheatley: “The notion of vocation comes from spiritual and philosophical traditions. It…
Bhagavad Gita Reading Group/2
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Monday 11 March 2013 6:30 p.m. Meditation 20 m. Recitation Chapter 2, verses 55-71. Paired Discussion 15 m. Consider the following: What is the most relevant part of this chapter to…
Bhagavad Gita Reading Group/1
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1 Monday 25 February 2013 6312 W. Park Avenue 6:30 p.m. Meditation Downstairs 20 m. Paired Sharing Upstairs 20 m. Consider any of the following: What is your reaction to the chapter…
Twin Verses
The Dhammapada chapter 1 Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Suffering follows an evil thought as the wheels of a cart follow the oxen that draw it. Our life…