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The Feast of Hildegard of Bingen
I, the fiery life of divine essence, am aflame beyond the beauty of the meadows, I gleam in the waters, and I burn in the sun, moon, and stars …. I awaken everything to life. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats… Continue Reading “The Feast of Hildegard of Bingen”
The Grateful Heart
The grateful heart is a manifestation of one’s true self. Nothing sidelines the ego more effectively than a grateful heart. – Albert Nolan During the month of January, I have always used quotes about gratitude, and still do. This year I am using only… Continue Reading “The Grateful Heart”
Stability of the Lighthouse
Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page
Not Clinging to the Shore
“We cannot discover new oceans unless we have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” Andre Gide To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center… Continue Reading “Not Clinging to the Shore”
What Road Do You Walk?
The Great Way has no gate;There are a thousand different roads.If you pass through this barrier once,You will walk independently in the universe.– Mumon Kai To learn about Santa Sabina Center’s online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page
Is There Anything We Don’t Share?
“This is my hope: that the recognition of shared fate might cause us to act as if shared fate is the reality that in fact it is.” – Jane Hirshfield To learn about Santa Sabina Center’s online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page
Whole Worlds of Wonder even in a Single Drop of Water
Mountains and oceans have whole worlds of innumerable wondrous features. We should understand that it is not only our distant surroundings that are like this, but even what is right here, even a single drop of water. – Eihei Dogen
Wednesday of Hope . . . . 8
It is hard to have hope. It is harder as you grow old, for hope must not depend on feeling good and there is the dream of loneliness at absolute midnight. You also have withdrawn belief in the present reality of the future, which… Continue Reading “Wednesday of Hope . . . . 8”
The Angel and The Girl Are Met
Today’s Advent poem from Education for Justice is by Edwin Muir. The angel and the girl are met Earth was the only meeting place. For the embodied never yet Travelled beyond the shore of space. The eternal spirits in freedom go. See, they have… Continue Reading “The Angel and The Girl Are Met”
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