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Violent Conflict…Now…Then..and in the Future
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…
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
Celebrating Memory
Death is part of the cycle of nature. Without death, there is no chance of rebirth and life becomes locked in stasis, unable to change and move on. We as humans often overlook this fact and sink further into a…
Tagged with: cycle, cycle of life, death, emotions, grief, journey, joy, life, light of life, memory, mourning, pathway, reflection, twilight of life.
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Posted in Musings
Nelson Mandela
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love…
Tagged with: Apartheid, brotherhood, compassion, death, fellowship, harmony, human heart, humility, journey, Nelson Mandela, pathway, peace, simplicity of life, Three Treasures
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Posted in Informaitional, Musings
Energy Flows
The world is an interlaced web of life. Energy flows from one thing to another and back again in a cycle that is both spiritual as well as physical. While this cycle is often represented by the cycle of birth,…
Tagged with: chi, cycle of life, death, harmony, holy places, ley lines, life, rebirth, reflection, web of energy, web of life
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Posted in Musings
Cycles of Life
Time cycles through existence. Life, death, and rebirth form the very backbone of reality. Even religions that do not support reincarnation still have the cycle of life, death, and then rebirth into another after-life. Atheists and agnostics even see the…
Tagged with: circle of life, death, journey, life, life cycle, nature, rebirth, reflection
Posted in Musings
Posted in Musings
Xiong Nai Xin Retreat 