Tag: flowers

Earth’s Generosity

The Earth is generous with us — and forgiving. We can be the same with each other.– Robin Wall Kimmerer To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.

The Mystery of Gratefulness

There are many things to be grateful “for” but, as I ripen with the seasons of life, the many reasons blend into a sacred mystery. And, most deeply, I realize that living gratefully is its own blessing. – Michael Mahoney During the month of… Continue Reading “The Mystery of Gratefulness”

Mysteries

The mystery of life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced. – Aart Van Der Leeuw To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.

Cherry Blossoms

In the cherry blossom’s shade there’s no such thing as a stranger. – Kobayashi Issa To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page. Please join us for our Contemplative Retreat Week in the Dominican Tradition from August… Continue Reading “Cherry Blossoms”

The Springtime

Yes! The springtime needs you.Often a star is waiting for you to notice it.A wave rolls toward you from the distant past.Or as you walk under an open window,the sound of a violin calls out to you.All this is a mission.But can you recognize… Continue Reading “The Springtime”

Transforming Hatred to Love

May those whose hell it is to hate and hurt be turned into lovers bringing flowers. – Shantideva To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page

Listening to the Divine through the Natural World

[T]he divine communicates to us primarily through the language of the natural world. Not to hear the natural world is not to hear the divine. – Thomas Berry, The Sacred Universe (2009)  To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and… Continue Reading “Listening to the Divine through the Natural World”

Gardens Say “I Love You”

A garden is a way that the land says, “I love you.”…Gardens are simultaneously a material and a spiritual undertaking. Robin Wall Kimmerer To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.

The Privilege of Being Alive Now

“Gratitude for the gift of life is the primary wellspring of all religions, the hallmark of the mystic, the source of all true art….It is a privilege to be alive in this time when we can choose to take part in the self-healing of… Continue Reading “The Privilege of Being Alive Now”

Nothing Exists Alone

“In nature nothing exists alone.” – Rachel Carlson Join us for a silent retreat in the Dominican Tradition from August 2-7, 2002 . . . “Abiding in the Tent of Meeting>” To learn more and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings,… Continue Reading “Nothing Exists Alone”