OPreach
Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
Tag: sierra nevadas
Enter the Forest
The forest is not made of abstractions. It is not even made of separate, interacting objects. The forest is instead made of relationship. – David George Haskell To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page
Good Tidings of Mountains
Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. – John Muir To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page
The Quest
I have discovered that the religious quest is not about discovering ‘the truth’ or ‘the meaning of life’ but about living as intensely as possible here and now. The idea is not to latch on to some superhuman personality or to ‘get to heaven’… Continue Reading “The Quest”
Nature As Teacher
Nature is the great teacher. Shakyamuni went to the jungle to find its teachings, Moses up the mountain, Jesus to the desert, and Bodhidharma and Muhammad to their caves. We tend to forget this, so it is important to have a practice that reminds… Continue Reading “Nature As Teacher”
Naming
“… I wonder what it would be like to go into a forest where nothing has a name… if we started all over, giving names, would any fact about the forest compel us to name the same units? Would we label trees? Or instead… Continue Reading “Naming”
All-Pervasive Silence
“If you walk into a forest — you hear all kinds of subtle sounds — but underneath there is an all-pervasive silence.” To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page
Experiencing Eternity
“The universe is full of radiant suggestion . . . over and over in the butterfly we see the idea of transcendence. In the forest we see not the inert but the aspiring. In water that departs forever and forever returns, we experience eternity.”… Continue Reading “Experiencing Eternity”
Finding Clarity
“The clearest way into the universe is through a forest wilderness.” To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page
What the Trees Say
Nothing has ever been said about God that hasn’t already been said better by the wind in the pine trees. To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page
Everywhere Is Walking Distance
“Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.” To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page
OPreach 