Category: Spirituality
Posted on April 3, 2022
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“To experience the landscape as a theophany is to take seriously the way the divine can be revealed through nature and through created things. It means we can join with all of the elements and creatures in singing God’s praise.” Christine Valters Paintner, The Soul’s… Continue Reading “Landscape as Theophany”
Category: God's PresenceTags: bench, christine valter paintner, hills, landscape, nature, photo, photography, quote, santa sabina center retreat, spirit rock, the soul's slow ripening
Posted on April 1, 2022
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“At some point in life, the world’s beauty becomes enough.” Toni Morrison To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Posted on March 27, 2022
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“We learn from our gardens to deal with the most urgent question of the time: How much is enough?” Wendell Berry To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Category: SpiritualityTags: flowers, illinois, lilacia park, lilacs, lombard, nature, photo, photography, quote, santa sabina center retreat, wendell berry
Posted on March 25, 2022
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“God is not too hard to believe in. God is too good to believe in, we being such strangers to such goodness. The love of God is to me absolutely overwhelming.” Rev. William Sloane Coffin, Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, 8/27/04 To learn about and/or… Continue Reading “On the Feast of the Annunciation – What Can You Believe?”
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Posted on March 23, 2022
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“Earth is so thick with divine possibility that it is a wonder we can walk anywhere without cracking our shins on altars.” Barbara Brown Taylor To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Category: SpiritualityTags: archeological site, arizona, barbara brown taylor, nature, petrified forest national park, petroglyphs, photo, photography, quote, rocks, santa sabina center retreat
Posted on March 18, 2022
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“My life, when I look back, has not been easy. One thing I learned was that compassion, a sense of caring, thinking about others’ welfare, that sort of mental attitude brings me inner peace.” Dalai Lama To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina… Continue Reading “Wisdom of the Dalai Lama”
Category: WisdomTags: buddhist monks, compassion, dalai lama, evanston, illinois, mandala, photo, photography, sand mandala, santa sabina center retreat, tibetan monks, wisdom
Posted on March 13, 2022
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“Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.” Anne Lamott To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Category: SpiritualityTags: anne lamott, horizon, lighthouse, nature, pacific ocean, photo, photography, quote, santa sabina center retreat, seascape, shelter cove
Posted on March 11, 2022
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“We’re all broken but blooming. The lilacs are another brilliant mirror of who we can grow to be, and already are.” Eric Alan To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Posted on March 4, 2022
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“Dark clouds become heaven’s flowers when kissed by light.” Rabindranath Tagore To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Posted on February 27, 2022
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“Zen pretty much comes down to three things – everything changes; everything is connected; pay attention.” Jane Hirshfield To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Category: SpiritualityTags: buddha, farm, forest, illinois, indian creek farm, jane hirshfield, photo, photography, quote, santa sabina center retreat, statue, udumbara zen center, wedron, zen
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