A study group that I am a part of is listening and practicing its way through this lovely book full of spiritual practices such as The Practice of Walking on the Earth: Groundedness, The Practice of Getting Lost: Wilderness, The…
26
August
I am deeply challenged by the following Facebook post by Parker Palmer. My heart has been heavy with concern and fear for the earth as we have seen high temperatures and super dry conditions give rise to wild fires all…
18
August
The words "death" and "when it's over" shows up multiple times in this poem. But this is not a poem about death. It is a poem about life and living.
When death comes
like the hungry bear in autumn;
when death comes and…
04
August
Every moment and every event of our life on earth plants something in our soul.
For just as the wind carries thousands of winged seeds, so each moment brings with it germs of spiritual vitality that come to rest imperceptibly…
20
July
RUMI, PAY HOMAGE
by Rumi
If God said,
“Rumi, pay homage to everything
that has helped you
enter my
arms.”
there would not be one experience of my life,
not one thought, not one feeling,
not any act, I
would not
bow
to.
This is a poem that I return to time and…
05
May
The words you speak become the house you live in. ~Hafiz
I am aware that the vast, vast majority of the words that I speak every day happen inside myself. They are the stories that I tell…
01
May
Just before the green begins there is the hint of green
a blush of color, and the red buds thicken
the ends of the maple's branches and everything
is poised before the start of a new world,
which is really the same world
just moving…
23
April
A Great Pilgrimage
I felt in need of a great pilgrimage
so I sat still for three
days
and God came
to me.
-Kabir
I was away from my home for nearly 10 days and returned again last night. I feel the physical, spiritual and mental relief…
13
April
“Life is this simple: we are living in a world that is absolutely transparent and the divine is shining through it all the time. This is not just a nice story or a fable, it is true. ”
― Thomas Merton
In…
03
April
I have been very much enjoying a weekday email from The Contemplative Companion. It includes a daily scripture reading followed by a brief meditation which helps me to experience the reading in ways that I never have before. I…