marja bergen alerted me to an article in canadian christianity entitled “church response to the mentally ill”. it is interesting to note that title: “… the mentally ill”. a slight twist in language compared to “people with mental illness” but an important one, methinks. “the mentally ill” leaves one with a feeling that this is… Continue reading how christian churches respond to people with mental illness
Category: spirituality
nagasaki: taking refuge in peace
i just came back from a visit to the buddhist temple here in kelowna where we are for our summer vacation. the minister there is chanting sutras in a non-stop 12-hour marathon to commemorate the 62nd anniversary today of the bombing of nagasaki. as opposed to hiroshima, which had been bombed a few days earlier… Continue reading nagasaki: taking refuge in peace
bobby mcferrin
god, bobby mcferrin is good. last friday, being in the presence of such a big man (of such slight stature) who is so thoroughly imbued with music gave my heart – not just my musical mind – a larger canvas to sing on. country and western, classical, african, children’s songs, jazz – nothing is foreign… Continue reading bobby mcferrin
living with compulsions, living with the devil
today: a few excerpts from a book i’m reading right now, living with the devil: meditations on good and evil, by stephen batchelor. it’s not just “a” book – it’s one of the best books on buddhism i’ve read. the path a path is created by one’s aims and removing what gets in the way… Continue reading living with compulsions, living with the devil
meditation stinks!
good headline, huh? i think it’s better than yahoo’s: “meditation won’t boost health: study” but basically i’ve done the same as yahoo: quickly scan an article, then write a pithy headline. does it reflect what actually happened? welllll …. when you take the time to read the yahoo article, you see that the researchers say… Continue reading meditation stinks!
we rise to meet in the air
“the most important thing about prayer is not who hears it but who says it.” says a friend of mine, who could almost be called an atheist. hmmm – atheist prayers? in following derek miller’s bout with cancer (it looks like he came out of the operation really well!), nancy zimmerman and i were talking… Continue reading we rise to meet in the air
rant: anglican qualifiers
“may i ask what age group you fall into? ok, thanks. do you work for a marketing company? no? good. and your household income? thank you. last question, what postal code do you live in? oh, V5W? i’m sorry, we already have the quota for people with your profile filled.” i’m sure you’ve all heard… Continue reading rant: anglican qualifiers
the 12 steps, buddhist fashion
one of my twitter friends, ben, has been alerting me to all kinds of interesting links lately. through him i found this here, the 12 steps of liberation, a recovery program from a buddhist view. it’s brought to us by the universal compassion centre. the 12 steps of liberation 1. the truth of suffering. we… Continue reading the 12 steps, buddhist fashion
screwing up
in my internet travels, i have occasionally come across white bison, a recovery initiative particularly geared towards native americans, or first nations people, our term here in canada. today i chanced upon one of white bison’s premises: “a spiritual person is one who screws up everyday and keeps coming back to the creator” what a… Continue reading screwing up
carnival of healing – may 19, 2007
welcome to this week’s carnival of healing! thank you, phylameana, for doing such a marvellous job at making this carnival happen every week. i’ve had some really good things come my way through it, so the healing works! 🙂 okay, let’s see what’s on the menu today: i love this picture posted by hueina su… Continue reading carnival of healing – may 19, 2007