Even with the separation of church and state in the United States, it is frequently difficult to separate religiously driven values from public policy. Ethical frameworks are built for a large cross-section of society, at least in part, from some…
Yearly Archives: 2013
Religious Voice
Tagged with: clergy, dogma, Ethical frameworks, ethics, Ghandi, journey, Martin Luther King Jr., meditaition, moral compass, Mother Theresa, path, politics, predominant religion, public plicy, public policy, reflection, religion, religious voice, secularism, self, seperaition of church and state., social policy.
Posted in Soical Policy
Posted in Soical Policy
Indulgence
Overfull bellies- Heavy eyes drifting in sleep. One more piece of pie.
Tagged with: autumn, emotions, Haiku, individual, indulgence, joy, meal, Overindulgence, pie, self, simplicity, sleep, symbology, Thanksgiving
Posted in Poetry
Posted in Poetry
Harvest Blessings
While it may seem cliché, the next few days are a time to reflect on what blessings we have in our lives. Fall is the time of harvests for many different faiths and philosophies, a time to prepare for winter,…
Tagged with: blessings, Buddha, celebration, community, energy, gift of life, harmony, harvest, holiday, humanity, Kathina, Lammas, life, Mid-Autumn Festival, nature, Niiname-sai, peace, reap and sow, reflection, resolve, sharing, Sukkot, Thanksgiving
Posted in Gardening and Nature, Musings
Posted in Gardening and Nature, Musings
Winter Blossoms
Chill blanket of white- Cloaks forest and field alike. Pink promise of spring.
Tagged with: cold, emotion, faith, Four Gentlemen, Haiku, harmony, hope, journey, late winter, meihua, plum, plum blossom, promise, Prunus mume, seasons, silence, snow, symbology, Three Friends of Winter, ume, winter
Posted in Poetry
Posted in Poetry
Winter Depression
Winter brings with it cold weather, holiday seasons, and visits from friends and family. It also brings with it doldrums and depression. Called Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) by clinicians and Winter Depression by the lay community, SAD remains a mystery…
Tagged with: cold weather, depression, emotions, friends and family, harmony, holidays, SAD, sadness, Seasonal Affective Disorder, self, time change, winter, Winter Depression
Posted in Musings
Posted in Musings
Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha
*copied from the UNESCO World Hearitage Site* Siddhartha Gautama, the Lord Buddha, was born in 623 B.C. in the famous gardens of Lumbini, which soon became a place of pilgrimage. Among the pilgrims was the Indian emperor Ashoka, who erected…
Tagged with: Ashoka, Ashoka pillar, birthpalace, Buddha, Buddhist, faith, fellowship, gardens, history, hope, journey, King Suddodhana, Lord Buddha, Lumbini, meditaition, monastaries, monk, Nepal, pilgrimage, Queen Mayadevi, reflection, Shakya Prince Siddharta Gautama, shrines, Siddhartha, silence, suptas, temples, viharas
Posted in Locations
Posted in Locations
Childhood Memories
Golden coin rises. Visiting the graves long past– Childhood memories.
Tagged with: autumn, autumn mooon, childhood, emotions, full moon, Haiku, life, life path, memories, memory, moon, paths, pilgramige, reflection, self, stages of life
Posted in Poetry
Posted in Poetry
Flight of the Blue Crane
Islands in mist sea Blue crane perches in heaven Immortality
Tagged with: blue crane, Cave Heaven's, Cloud Sea, clouds, crane, Haiku, harmony, Immortality, journey, mountain, peace, reflection, solitude, summer, Taoist Heaven's
Posted in Poetry
Posted in Poetry
Nian Xióng Hall 