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Choosing Gratitude

Gratitude as a discipline involves a conscious choice. I can choose to be grateful even when my emotions and feelings are still steeped in hurt and resentment. It is amazing how many occasions present themselves in which I can choose gratitude instead of a… Continue Reading “Choosing Gratitude”

Sparkling Nature

To the dull mind all nature is leaden. To the illumined mind the whole world burns and sparkles with light. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.

Clear Vision

Clear Vision Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.

Whose Blessings to Count?

Envy is the art of counting another’s blessings instead of your own. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.

What Is Faith?

Faith is not about how we feel, it’s about how we live. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.

Potential of the Seed

Each culture is just like a tree whose essence and whole potential are already contained in the seed. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.

May I Find You in Every Living Soul

You are above me, O God,you are within.You are in all thingsyet contained by no thing.Teach me to seek you in all that has lifethat I may see you as the Light of life.Teach me to search for you in my own depthsthat I… Continue Reading “May I Find You in Every Living Soul”

Thinking Well

Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world. – Miyamoto Mushashi 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 8… Continue Reading “Thinking Well”

Generosity

No one has ever become poor by giving. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page

What Is Practice?

“He who distinguishes between the garden and practice cannot be said to have found the Way.” Muso Kokushi To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.