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Earth Prayer – Part 5
O let us embrace that unexpected moment of unity as the atom of God Let us have the courage to hold each other when we break and worship what unfolds . . . – Mark Nepo Starting August 13th, Santa Sabina Center is offering… Continue Reading “Earth Prayer – Part 5”
Earth Prayer – Part 4
Let us live for the grace beneath all we want, let us see it in everything and everyone, till we admit to the mystery that when I look deep enough into you, I find me, and when you dare to hear my fear in… Continue Reading “Earth Prayer – Part 4”
Earth Prayer – Part 3
Let us live deep enough till there is only one direction, and slow enough till there is only the beginning of time, and loud enough in our hearts till there is no need to speak. – Mark Nepo Starting August 13th, Santa Sabina Center… Continue Reading “Earth Prayer – Part 3”
Really Look – Really Listen
“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.” Santoka Taneda To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats… Continue Reading “Really Look – Really Listen”
Transformative Power of Gratitude
“You simply will not be the same person two months from now after consciously giving thanks each day for the abundance that exists in your life. And you will have set in motion an ancient spiritual law: the more you have and are grateful… Continue Reading “Transformative Power of Gratitude”
How to Walk
“Walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet.” Thich Nhat Hanh To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Miracle of Light and Dark
“Every moment of light and dark is a miracle. I guess you could say I have a pretty low threshold for miracles.” Walt Whitman To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Clouds Appearing
“Clouds appear free of care And carefree drift away. But the carefree mind is not to be “found” — To find it, first stop looking around.” Wang An-Shih, A Drifting Boat: Chinese Zen Poetry, trans. J. W. Wallis To learn about and/or register for Santa… Continue Reading “Clouds Appearing”
You Are Ocean
“You are not just the drop in the ocean. You are the mighty ocean in the drop.” Rumi Beginning July 15th, Santa Sabina Center offers the Online series, “Surprise, Laughter & Wonder, with Patricia Bruno, OP & Jude Siciliano, OP.” To learn more and/or… Continue Reading “You Are Ocean”
Believe in Yourself
“We do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals that something deep inside us is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our trust, sacred to our touch. Once we believe in ourselves we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight or any experience that reveals… Continue Reading “Believe in Yourself”
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