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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
Category: Spirituality
Circle of Compassion
Until we extend the circle of compassion to all living things, we will not ourselves find peace. – Albert Schweitzer To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Compassion
You must not hate those who do wrong or harmful things; but with compassion, you must do what you can to stop them — for they are harming themselves, as well as those who suffer from their actions. – Dalai Lama To learn about… Continue Reading “Compassion”
We Are Made for Goodness
We are made for goodness. We are made for love. We are made for friendliness. We are made for togetherness. We are made for all of the beautiful things that you and I know. We are made to tell the world that there are… Continue Reading “We Are Made for Goodness”
What Do You Love?
What you are in love with, what seizes your imagination, will affect everything. It will decide what will get you out of bed in the morning, what you do with your evenings, how you spend your weekends, what you read, whom you know, and… Continue Reading “What Do You Love?”
Looking Within
When I look inside and see that I am nothing, that is wisdom When I look outside and see that I am everything, that is love. And between these two, my life turns. – Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj To learn about and/or register for Santa… Continue Reading “Looking Within”
What Do We Love?
In the end we will conserve only what we love. We will love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught. – Baba Dioum , Senegalese Conservationist To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please… Continue Reading “What Do We Love?”
Beauty and Humility
During the month of February, the theme of the quotes are love and compassion. Beauty and Humility “Whenever you make something with love, you feel humbled. You could not make such beautiful things on your own. It must come through divine inspiration. In that… Continue Reading “Beauty and Humility”
The Wonders and Realities of the Universe
The more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction. – Rachel Carson To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to:… Continue Reading “The Wonders and Realities of the Universe”
The Spell of the Sea
The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever. – Jacques Cousteau To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Engagement with Mystery
To be a contemplative is to be a watch in the night for the approach of Mystery. And it is a readiness to be transformed in an engagement with that Mystery. – Mirabai Starr To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats… Continue Reading “Engagement with Mystery”
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