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Ocean in a Drop
“All know that the drop merges into the ocean, but few know that the ocean merges into the drop.” – Kabir To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page
Nature Does Not Hurry
“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” – Lau-Tzu To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page
The Seed
“The seed holds a very great secret—it never gets old. It is the eternal YES to life.” – Anat Vaughan-Lee Join us at Santa Sabina Center for a Writing Retreat with Kim Stafford: “Your Archive of the Unspoken,” from April 20 – 23, 2023.… Continue Reading “The Seed”
What Is Hope?
“Hope is what sits by a window and waits for one more dawn, despite the fact that there is not one ounce of proof in tonight’s black, black sky that it can possibly come.” – Joan Chittister, Scarred by Struggle, Transformed by Hope Join… Continue Reading “What Is Hope?”
Gardening
“If not ignored, nature will cultivate in the gardener a sense of well-being and peace. The gardener may find deeper meaning in life by paying attention to the parables of the garden. Nature teaches quiet lessons to the gardener who chooses to live within… Continue Reading “Gardening”
Our Easter Task
“Our task is to take this earth so deeply and wholly into ourselves that it will resurrect within our being.” – Rainer Maria Rilke Join us at Santa Sabina Center for a Writing Retreat with Kim Stafford: “Your Archive of the Unspoken,” from April… Continue Reading “Our Easter Task”
We Widen our Circle of Compassion
As we learn to have compassion for ourselves, the circle of compassion for others — what and whom we can work with, and how — becomes wider. – Pema Chödrön Join us at Santa Sabina Center for a Writing Retreat with Kim Stafford: “Your… Continue Reading “We Widen our Circle of Compassion”
Echoes
Eternal Spirit — Earth-Maker, Pain-bearer, Life-giver; source of all that is and that shall be; Father and Mother of us all. Loving God, in whom is heaven. The hallowing of your name echoes through the universe! – The New Zealand Prayer Book Join us… Continue Reading “Echoes”
What Is Religion?
“Religion isn’t about believing things. It’s ethical alchemy. It’s about behaving in a way that changes you, that gives you intimations of holiness and sacredness.” – Karen Armstrong Join us at Santa Sabina Center for a Writing Retreat with Kim Stafford: “Your Archive of… Continue Reading “What Is Religion?”
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