Comment on In the Morning, “Whatever” — by Touch2Touch
The greatest meaning carried in the smallest simplest things — And as a credo, you’d have to go a long way to beat thankfulness. Thanks so much for your comment, Patti.
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Thanks very much, Cynthia — the great reward of blogging is when we discover we touch one another with our words! (as yours about the woodpecker touched me)
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Comment on In the Morning, “Whatever” — by Rebekah
I loved what the monk wrote. «a few words together and don’t try to make them elaborate, this isn’t a contest but the doorway» … those words spoke to me in a special way. I don’t have any problems with...
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Comment on In the Morning, “Whatever” — by Kamakshi
I was nodding all the way through your post. I agree that paying attention is of prime importance. I believe in Karma, and making informed decisions, but, I am too impulsive at times. Moreover, paying...
View ArticleComment on In the Morning, “Whatever” — by Pauline
Ah yes, our experience almost always demands expression of some sort, doesn’t it? The first known use of the word “pray” was in the 13th century (according to Merriam Webster) and is derived from the...
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I think that sentence of yours is perfect: “Discussing religion would be like discussing what colour the wind has.” (Especially so if you reflect that the Holy Spirit is the wind that bloweth where it...
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No, sleepwalking your way through life doesn’t help. And it’s so boring, like the opposite of real adventure, which includes the risk, the mistakes, the gradual maturing —- Thanks so much for your...
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Enough for now is enough for always — since now is what we live in and all we have! Thank you, Pauline, for the German and the Sanskrit and the lovely reflection in its entirety. (Yes, gratitude also...
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Your mother was certainly right-on, then and now.
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Too often “religionists” use religion just in the manner you describe, to control, to gain power. Don’t you wonder sometimes at how many people have the chutzpah (colossal gall) to think that God is...
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Comment on In the Morning, “Whatever” — by Rebekah
Thank you, FB! That’s exactly what I need; «accessible guidance» …and he writes elegantly, to boot. I’ll go and check him out here and now! Cheerio!
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This post has been lingering in my mind overnight, especially with regards to *prayer*, so here I am, back again. There have been times in my life when I felt like «who am I to ask/tell G-d what to do...
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If we might call this a prayer of acceptance, it becomes clear in how many traditions (some of them, like Zen, and psychotherapy, essentially secular) this is an extremely important and powerful type...
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For a long time, the word “prayer” was not a part of my vocabulary, even though it was a part of my general experience (having been raised Catholic). But its association with “religion” is what made me...
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At least two decades ago a very unusual priest of my acquaintance was maintaining that a whole new vocabulary was needed in religion; so much of it, he felt, was hopelessly tainted for many people. If...
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Comment on INJURY by Amy
healing vibes your way… meanwhile, maybe it’s nice to take a computer break?
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