Much as conflict and war, peace is one of the most debated subjects in the social arena. Ranging from the total cessation of violence or conflict in the Western thought to the balance of harmony and needs of Eastern thought,…
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A Perspective of Peace
Tagged with: community, diplomacy, Dr. King, ethics, Ghandi, lasting peace, life, Marx, non-conflict, non-violence, pathway, peace, perspective, reflection, self, social reality, symbology, transcendance
Posted in Musings
Posted in Musings
The Throne Shook
Governance on high, Viewing fixed on vast vistas. Justification- Single voice protest intrudes. Into the mud they are flung.
Tagged with: collapse, community, Dr. Suess, ethics, Governance, Haiku, King, moral play, politics, protest, stagnaition, Tanka, Theodor Seuss Geisel, Turtle, Yertle
Posted in Poetry
Posted in Poetry
Out of Many, One
Rice planted field Magpie sings a thousand hymns Raindrops fall as one
Stress and Relaxaition
In a fast paced modern world, our lives are often full of stress. Children, school, work, activities, family, friends…each one of these singly has the opportunity to add to our daily stress levels. Taken in multiple doses of one or…
Tagged with: bend like a reed, calm, change, community, family, growth, harmony, life, meditaition, optimism, Progressive Muscle Relaxaition, relaxaition, strength, stress, stressors
Posted in Informaitional, Musings
Posted in Informaitional, Musings
Harmony in Night
Moon rises pale gold– Bright center steam rising high. Harmony in night.
Tagged with: autumn, community, fellowship, Haiku, harmony, life, Mid-Autumn Festival, moon, mooncake
Posted in Poetry
Posted in Poetry
Mid-Autumn Festival
Mid-Autumn Festival (content shortened for space) by Elizabeth Reninger The Mid-Autumn Festival (Zhongqiu Jie) is a traditional Chinese holiday and Taoist festival that is celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, around the time of the autumn…
Tagged with: beauty, caltrope, change, community, Elizabeth Reninger, Festival of Reunion, Lantern Festival, life, love, Mid-Autumn Festival, Moon Festival, mooncakes, reflection, snails, symbology, taoist, taro, Zhongqiu Jie
Posted in Informaitional
Posted in Informaitional
Angers Poison
There is a quote that is often used on posters and websites that states “Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.” This has, wrongly, been attributed to the Buddha. While this is the…
Sunflower Home
What follows is a very special Haiku for a very special resident of the Retreat. This is in honor of the decision to move from guest to resident. Sunflower summer- Sunflower sits shadow tree. Wind [light] morning [early] smell good.
Tagged with: ASL, community, growth, Haiku, individual, journey, life, love
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Dream of Peace
It is sometimes difficult to walk a path of peace and still stand in the face of overwhelming opposition. Most men and women will, at some point, crack and either give up or lash out. While unfortunate, it is the…
Tagged with: bend like a reed, community, Dr. King, ethics, fellowship, I Have a Dream, journey, Martin Luther King Jr., peace, strength, walking meditaition
Posted in Musings
Posted in Musings
Nian Xióng Hall 