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Seekers
Seekers are people of faith even if they do not belong to a particular religion. Faith in this sense is deeper than one’s belief system. Belief systems belong to the level of pluralism; faith to the level of unity. Faith is constitutive of human… Continue Reading “Seekers”
Wisdom of Mark Twain
I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened. Mark Twain
Wisdom of the Pueblo People
“Hold on to what is good, even if it is a handful of earth. Hold on to what you believe, even if it is a tree which stands by itself. Hold on to what you must do, even if it is a long way… Continue Reading “Wisdom of the Pueblo People”
Wisdom of the Chippewa
“Sometimes I go about pitying myself, and all the time I am being carried on great winds across the sky.”
Today and Everyday
“Everyday, think as you wake up: Today I am fortunate to have woken up. I am alive. I have a precious human life. I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself to expand my… Continue Reading “Today and Everyday”
The Future Will Unfold
Live in the present. Do the things that need to be done. Do all the good you can each day. The future will unfold.
The Blessed Mountains
These blessed mountains are so compactly filled with God’s beauty, no petty personal hope or experience has room to be . . . . the whole body seems to feel beauty when exposed to it as it feels the campfire or sunshine, entering not by the… Continue Reading “The Blessed Mountains”
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