A promising young man’s life is ripped from him violently. As his body hits the ground, waves of hate and fear and violence ripple out from him, tossing a community and a country into turmoil. Friends and family weep. Friends…
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Conflict
I have wrestled the last few weeks with how to express my feelings regarding the conflict in Israel/Gaza. I have friends, close friends, on both sides of the field of support. As with any strongly held belief, the happenings of…
Tagged with: . Rabbi Lerner, armed conflict, armed society, community, conflict, death, Gaza, history, Israel, lessons, life, Michael Lerner, peace, polite society, war
Posted in Informaitional, Musings
Posted in Informaitional, Musings
Religion-A force of good
Religion. The word has a different meaning for anyone you ask, even those who ascribe to the same faith or sect. It is a very personal thing that links many communities as well as entire nations and regions. As a…
Tagged with: belief, Citizens United, community, faith, freedom of religion, harmony, pathway, peace, religion, Seperation of Church and State, unity, universalism
Posted in Musings, Soical Policy
Posted in Musings, Soical Policy
Thank you
It has been 530 days since I began the footpath of sharing my personal shrine with the outside world. I have made 300 posts to include poetry, gardening, personal musings, and a bit of social commentary. My personal observations have…
Tagged with: anniversary, community, harmony, individual, journey, pathway, peace, retreats, thank you
Posted in Musings
Posted in Musings
Uncaring Walls
“Not by hating hatred ceases In this world of tooth and claw; Love alone from hate releases — This is the Eternal Law.” -the Dhammapada (v. 5) Hate met with hate increases ten-fold, multiplying with every word and every deed.…
Tagged with: anger, apathy, calm, community, Dhammapada, emotion, emotions, fog, harmony, hate, individual paths, peace, personal journey, poison, reflection, summer, the Dhammapada, walls
Posted in Musings
Posted in Musings
Japanese Garden-Hermann Park, Houston Texas
I rarely do a second report on any of the locations presented here at the Retreat. This is a special occasion. While Hermann Park in Houston Texas was highlighted months ago because a Retreat member was moving to Houston, I…
Tagged with: azalea, Chiba, community, Daimyo Style, harmony, Hermann Park, Houston, Japanese Garden, Ken Nakajima, literati, nature, pathway, peace, shrine, simplicity, squirrel, strolling garden, tea house, Terunobu Nakai, Texas, trees, walking meditaition, water
Posted in Locations
Posted in Locations
The Face of the Divine
Many look for the face of the Holy and hope to find a visage similar to their own. Religious iconography shows a multitude of different modes of the divine throughout history. The path we walk sometimes dictates (not always by…
Tagged with: comfort, community, contextual presence, Creation, Divine, emotions, Face of the Divine, God, growth, Holy, journey, pathway, reflection, self, spiritual family, strength, understanding, unique, walking meditaition
Posted in Musings
Posted in Musings
Plum Village, France
What follows is only a shot introduction to the Plum Village and with it Thich Nhat Hanh. I encourage readers to follow the link at the bottom to learn more. Plum Village is a Buddhist Monastery started in Thenac, Dordogne,…
Tagged with: Bodhisattva, Buddha, community, Dordogne, Enlightened Being, fellowship, Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings, France, Mahayana Buddhism, Mahayana Buddhist Tradition, meditation, meditation center, meditation centers, mindfulness, monastic retreat, Order of Interbeing, peace, Plum Village, Thenac, Thich Nhat Hanh, Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh, walking meditaition
Posted in Informaitional, Locations
Posted in Informaitional, Locations
