tonight, the night before mothers’ day, i want to rest in a place where women live. i have taken my little book of prayers and rewritten some of my favourite prayers just a tad, to reflect the womanly aspect of the divine: deep peace of the running wave to you, deep peace of the flowing… Continue reading mothers’ day prayers
Category: spirituality
ten zen seconds blog book tour update
“i am equal to this challenge.” this is another of eric maisel’s twelve incantations. i have to confess that initially i was a bit sceptic of his book ten zen seconds (“is this going to be yet another book that uses the word “zen” in vain?) but the more time i spend with it, the… Continue reading ten zen seconds blog book tour update
listening to the dalai lama
in collaboration and partnership with the maui community, his holiness, the 14th dalai lama, will have the entire world as his audience as part of a realtime webcast of his public appearances on the island of maui on april 24 and 25, 2007. with broadband computer access, you can see and hear the dalai lama… Continue reading listening to the dalai lama
good friday: riding into the eye of the storm
while i do not belong to any christian (or pagan, or buddhist) church, the influence of my liberal lutheran upbringing has always been palpable. for that reason, i cannot ignore that today is good friday. i’d like to offer some thoughts, influenced by the idea of the jesus myth, where jesus is seen as an… Continue reading good friday: riding into the eye of the storm
stumbling upon treasures
a few weeks ago, thanks indirectly to scott, with whom we’ve had this interesting theological conversation in the last entry, i came across – stumbled upon – stumbleupon, a great social bookmarking site. i have found a plethora of truly interesting sites through it, and thought that from time to time i’d like to draw… Continue reading stumbling upon treasures
more on step 3: a bit of a theological discussion
this post is in response to scott’s comment on my article on step 3, part of my 12-step discussion. scott’s last line was, “thoughts”? oh, scott, i’ll always have thoughts – probably too many of them 🙂 first of all, thanks, scott, for your kind words regarding my attempt to make step three palatable to… Continue reading more on step 3: a bit of a theological discussion
12-step discussion: step 3
this is the third installation of a series of discussion about the 12 steps as conceived in various programs of recovery, from alcoholics anonymous to adult children of alcoholics, from debtors anonymous to naranon. today i’ll present you with a meditation on step 3: made a decision to turn our will and our lives over… Continue reading 12-step discussion: step 3
juice, choice and buddhism
we drink a lot of juice at my house. usually i buy it; this time my husband did. we have different taste in juice. i like straight orange juice; he and our daughter prefer a little more variety. so husband buys four packs of juice and puts them in the pantry. then, this morning, reaching… Continue reading juice, choice and buddhism
metta. and that includes the internet.
this is my version of metta for today, the buddhist blessing of lovingkindness. i extend it, keeping in mind how much the internet is part of my community. may i be happy, healthy, peaceful and free. may my family be happy, healthy, peaceful and free. ray, for one. may my close friends be happy, healthy,… Continue reading metta. and that includes the internet.
letting go of resentments
to resent something means literally to feel emotions again. and again and again. and again. believe it or not – there is something seductive about this repetitiveness. it can be done quite effortlessly, it’s familiar. nothing new needs to be learned, no new perspective needs to be considered.