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Tuesday, July 07 2009
About God
The mystery of God is not to be unraveled -- at least not in writing.
Here are some quotes pointing us in the general direction:
"The nature of God is a circle, of which the center is everywhere
and the circumference is nowhere"
Empedocles (Greek philosopher)
"There is nothing in all creation so like God as stillness."
Meister Eckhart (Christian mystic)
"There is no place to which we could flee from God
which is outside God."
Paul Tillich (Theologian)
"Whether invoked or not, God will be present."
Carl Jung (Psychologist)
"We find God in our own being, which is the mirror of God."
Thomas Merton (Trappist monk)
"God is Love."
St. John (Apostle)
Tuesday, June 30 2009
A Healing Breath Walk
There are many ways that breath can be used for healing self and others. Here's one that presented itself on the five-day wilderness backpacking trip I returned from late last night.
While walking in the gorgeous setting of the Superior Hiking Trail, I noticed how clogged I was with mind chatter -- judgments about my heavy pack and the steep terrain (not to mention my physical condition), regrets about what I did and did not bring, worries about my daughter, Marisa, who is in the midst of an arduous and challenging wilderness adventure that makes my hike seem like a stroll in the park.
Looking for another way to live in that moment, I invited attention to my feet and to my connection with Mother Earth. On the in-breath, I opened to her loving presence and drew in her healing energy. On the exhale, I released the density of judgments and worries into the transformational "compost heap" of the universe.
As the clogs began to clear, I found myself exhaling and sending forth the same nourishing energy I was receiving. It's a bit like the way water clears, after it runs for a while through rusty pipes.
Sunday, June 21 2009
Another Thought Experiment
What if, underneath all our goofiness,
we are magnificent beings of light -
connected to, and in love with,
each other and all that is -
masquerading as separate and small,
creating comedy, drama and tragedy
in the theater we call life,
learning much from our experiences
and from remembering, eventually,
who we really are.
Monday, June 15 2009
Seeking
This one came to me while running one morning.
I suspect it's been said before.
Whatever you seek in relationship
is usually something you need to find
within yourself.
And it's there already.
Seek relationship anyway.
Monday, June 08 2009
This Is It
Here is a quote from spiritual teacher, Tony Parsons,
from his book, As It Is.
"This is it, and that's the end of it. Give up the search
for something to happen and fall in love,
fall intimately in love with the gift of presence in What Is.
Here, right now, is the seat of all that you will ever long for.
It is simple and ordinary and magnificent.
You see, you are already home."
Thanks to Rich Schons for uncovering this gem.
Saturday, May 30 2009
A Thought Experiment
It's a dark, cloudless, moonless night.
You're outside, lying on your back,
gazing into a blazing, star-filled sky.
Imagine that Mother Earth
is gently holding you to her body
as she journeys through the cosmos.
Imagine, also, that you are looking, not up,
but down into the stars.
You and Mother Earth are moving downward
at breakneck speed
into the vast spaciousness,
with you leading the way
like the hood ornament
on an old Packard.
Can you feel yourself grin?
Sunday, May 24 2009
Aspens Anyone?
When I look closely at a field of aspens,
I see that each tree is an individual,
unique in some way.
Were I to go underground and look deeper,
I could see that acres of aspens
are connected in a single root system -
literally one organism.
I wonder about us -
Aspens Everyone.
Saturday, May 16 2009
An Antidote for Exhaustion
Poet, David Whyte, once asked his friend, Brother David Steindl-Rast, about a cure for exhaustion. The reply went something like this: The antidote for exhaustion is not necessarily rest, though in some cases that may be true. The antidote for exhaustion is wholeheartedness.
Friday, May 01 2009
Oddly One
If we follow
Our uniqueness,
We’re all
A bit weird.
Odd ducks
In God’s pond.
Oddly One.
Thursday, April 30 2009
In the Sacred Emptiness
Of Pure Awareness
Even Love
Loses its name.
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