Satish Kumar on Global Humanity...
Satish Kumar “The force and the strength for peace will come from people. And that will happen when people start to realize that all the diversity and differences we see of nationalities, of religions, of cultures, of languages, are all beautiful diversities, for they are only on the surface....
Peace to you this Easter morning…...
Smiling Maya “Peace begins with a smile.” Mother Teresa “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” John 14:27 “Wherewith Allah guides all those who seek His Good...
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Celebration...
Anand Rajeshkumar Vyas Celebration Through Movement with Friends by Anand Vyas* I am involving myself and five of my friends from my community in a lesson plan from Anna Halprin’s book “Returning to Health with Dance, Movement, and Imagery.” For this experience, we are interested in stepping into...
Responding versus Reacting in the Midst ...
by Julie Hliboki For the past several days, as I consider the situation in Haiti, I’ve been deliberating on how I might contribute to the healing that is desperately needed on so many levels. I’ve noticed that there are two distinct sensations that I feel in my body around this question of contributing....
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Reflections on Compassion and Haiti...
by David Addiss I’ve been thinking a lot about compassion lately. The devastating earthquake in Haiti last week killed tens of thousands of people, among them friends with whom I have worked, worshipped, rejoiced, and struggled to improve public health. One feels profoundly helpless and powerless...
Haiti touches home...
Natural Power (Al-Qahhar) by Julie Hliboki Perhaps like many of you, I have been sitting with the aftermath of Haiti, celebrating the small victories of rescue and feeling deep sorrow for the loss and devastation. This disaster is particularly close to my heart as my Beloved, David, spent nearly two...
Community, Interfaith Dialog, and Friend...
Two wonderful new friends in Interfaith by Julie Hliboki Several weeks ago I spent eight days of Interfaith Immersion in Atlanta through the Columbia Theological Seminary studying Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Although I learned only a fraction about these religions in our intense sixteen-hour...
Merton, Creativity, and Prayer...
Window at Taize, France by Julie Hliboki Hearing “The Intimate Merton” read by Jonathan Montaldo feels as though I could be listening to Merton himself share his life story. As I listen, I have been crocheting a prayer shawl, weaving prayers, Merton’s insights, and love into the afghan....
Thomas Merton, Fruitful Activism, and Co...
by Julie Hliboki For the past several months I have been following passages in “A Year with Merton” for my daily meditation. This morning, November 10, focused on horror, on the Quaker who burned himself in 1965 on the Capital steps in protest of the Vietnam War. In the same passage, Merton speaks...- Julie: An e-mail received from Diana... Julie, how wonderful. I ...
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