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Unlocking Flowers

Posted on April 26, 2026 by opreach

“Spring unlocks the flowers to paint the laughing soil.” — Bishop Reginald Heber

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Listen to the Flowers

Posted on May 18, 2025 by opreach

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It’s not like you have to empty your mind and then you can listen to the flowers. If you try to listen to the voice of flowers, you naturally start emptying your mind. For me, ikebana is a practice of the mind. Mayuka Yamazaki

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The Tight Place

Posted on July 17, 2024 by opreach

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When you get into a tight place and it seems you can’t go on, hold on, for that’s just the place and the time that the tide will turn. Harriet Beecher Stowe To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings,… Continue Reading “The Tight Place”

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