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…
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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
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
Robben Island
Located off the South Western tip of South Africa, Robben Island is an unlikely place to find solace. Used for centuries as a prison and center for slave trade, the island has been the long term “home” of political prisoners…
Tagged with: Bishop Njongonkulu Ndungane, Cape Town, emotions, individual, Jacob Zuma, journey, meditaition, Nelson Mandela, prayer, reflection, rememberence, Robben Island, self, solitude, South Africa
Posted in Locations
Posted in Locations
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
Miracles and Wonders
Many of us walk through life looking for the big miracles. Just like the parables and stories tell us, the light shining from the heavens, the true love in a tower, or the cure all for our ails. As we…
Tagged with: disbelief, doubt, journey, life, meditaition, miracles, reflection, simplicity, symbology, wonders
Posted in Musings
Posted in Musings
Treehouses
Feeling in a slightly childish mood, this retreat is in Germany. Many of us had tree houses when we were young and still look upon them as a retreat from the world. Sitting in the middle of a forest, this…
Tagged with: childhood, children, forest, hermatige, meditaition, nature, reflection, retreat, treehouse
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Posted in Locations
Xiong Nai Xin Retreat 