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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
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Joy Is Not Naive
Choosing to have joy is not naively thinking everything will be easy. It is courageously believing that there is still hope, even when things get hard.
Deep Ecology
Deep Ecology is a worldview and associated way of life grounded in the new cosmology. It branches out of the awareness that the environment is not “out there,” separate from us, but that we are part of vast cosmological, geological and biological cycles which… Continue Reading “Deep Ecology”
Making the Most of It
The only way we can make the most of our lives is to make the most of our moments.
Just Living
“Just living is not enough,” said the butterfly, “one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower.
Looking Deeply at a Flower
When we look deeply at a flower, we can see the whole cosmos contained in it.
Listen to the Flowers
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.
Impermanent as Ripples
We’re impermanent as ripples in a lake and bubbles in a river. But our true nature is the water that pours down.
What Nature Teaches
Nature teaches us simplicity and contentment, because in its presence we realize we need very little to be happy.
Scenery of Spring
In the scenery of spring, nothing is better, nothing worse. The flowering branches are; some long, some short.
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