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The Sparks of God’s Brilliance
All living beings are, so to speak, sparks from the radiation of God’s brilliance. These sparks mere from God like rays of the sun.” – Hildegard of Bingen Join us at Santa Sabina Center for a Writing Retreat with Kim Stafford: “Your Archive of… Continue Reading “The Sparks of God’s Brilliance”
Starting the Day
We can start our day with the happiness of a smile and the aspiration to dedicate ourselves to the path of love and understanding. We are aware that today is a fresh, new day, and we have twenty-four precious hours to live. – Thich… Continue Reading “Starting the Day”
Redeemed by Love
I believe that the world was created and approved by love, that it subsists, coheres, and endures by love, and that, insofar as it is redeemable, it can be redeemed only by love. – Wendell Berry To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina… Continue Reading “Redeemed by Love”
Bearing Beams of Love
And we are put on Earth a little space, that we may learn to bear the beams of love. – William Blake To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page
Experiencing Eternity
“The universe is full of radiant suggestion . . . over and over in the butterfly we see the idea of transcendence. In the forest we see not the inert but the aspiring. In water that departs forever and forever returns, we experience eternity.”… Continue Reading “Experiencing Eternity”
Finding Clarity
“The clearest way into the universe is through a forest wilderness.” To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page
Everyday Is a Good Day
If there are mountains, I look at the mountains; On rainy days I listen to the rain. Spring, summer, autumn, winter. Tomorrow too will be good. Tonight too will be good. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings,… Continue Reading “Everyday Is a Good Day”
Happy New Year – 2023
“Today we celebrate light and honor the wisdom of the shadows. In connecting with the natural world in a way that honors the sacred immanence in all things, we establish a resonance with the seasons.” To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center… Continue Reading “Happy New Year – 2023”
The Boundlessness of Determination
No matter how high the mountains of the great dharma are, no matter how deep the sea of ignorance is, they will be as nothing before a boundless spirit of determination. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings,… Continue Reading “The Boundlessness of Determination”
Faith
“For though my faith is not yours and your faith is not mine, if we each are free to light our own flame, together we can banish some of the darkness of the world.” To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online… Continue Reading “Faith”
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