I read the book, Peace is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh about 6 years ago. It was right after 9/11/2001. I remember how much I savored every word. This film sums up some of that sentiment.
Spirituality
You shall not oppress your neighbor..
Oppressing the poor in order to enrich oneself, and giving to the rich, will lead only to loss.– Proverbs 22:16-16 I live in a very small town where there is a high percentage of poor folks, yet fuel prices are higher here than in surrounding villages where there are somewhat higher incomes. It seems to … Read more
If you live to be a hundred..
I gave this to my wife once upon a time and she keeps it in her room at work where she can see it everyday. It expresses very much the way I feel about her. God really smiled on me the day she walked into my life. “If you live to be a hundred, I … Read more
Mountain moving faith
A couple of weeks ago I asked for prayers for a situation where a young co-worker was facing the loss of health insurance at a critical time in her life. That situation has been remedied and I’m sure that the prayers of the readers of this blog figured into that solution. Pax vobiscum.
When you reap your harvest..
Much is made these days of returning to our Judeo-Christian roots by ambitious politicians hoping to cash in on some religious sentiment or trying to drive a wedge between us. Here’s a quote that came in the mail from Sojourners today. How would you like to see public policy that actually represented these kinds of … Read more
Living in the present moment
Reading the New York Times article detailing the use of mindfulness techniques in approaches to elementary school children has gotten me thinking more deeply about the profound effects of meditation and mindfulness. I think it was Mahatma Gandhi who once said that if we could get 1 percent of the world meditating we could eliminate … Read more
Mindfulness in an elementary school
Several years ago I attended a Zen meditation session at Alfred University. The teacher, Dr. Benjamin Howard, continues to keep me on his mailing list and I receive Buddhist quotes periodically in my inbox. Today instead of the usual quote I received instead a link to an article that appeared in a recent issue of the New York Times.
Separating truth from half-truth
In the mail today from the Merton Institute. Timely writing here.
“Though there are certainly more ways than one of preserving the freedom of the sons of God, the way to which I was called and which I have chosen is that of the monastic life.