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Shaping the Mind

Posted on August 6, 2025 by opreach

As irrigators lead water where they want, as archers make their arrows straight, as carpenters carve wood, the wise shape their minds.

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No Path

Posted on March 26, 2023 by opreach

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There is no path to happiness; happiness is the path. – The Buddha Join us at Santa Sabina Center for a Writing Retreat with Kim Stafford: “Your Archive of the Unspoken,” from April 20 – 23, 2023. To learn more and/or register, please go… Continue Reading “No Path”

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Zen Is . . .

Posted on February 27, 2022 by opreach

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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.

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Pilgrimage of the Heart

Posted on June 16, 2021 by opreach

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“Faith is not the clinging to a shrine but an endless pilgrimage of the heart.” – Abraham Joshua Heschel Santa Sabina Center will offer an Online series entitled, “Doorways to the Sacred.” To learn more and/or register for our online retreats and offerings, please… Continue Reading “Pilgrimage of the Heart”

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