Posted on February 22, 2023
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Untouchable Beauty You flowers and trees, you hills and streams, you fields, flocks, and wild birds, you books, you poems, and you people, I am utterly alone in the midst of you. I am solitary and helpless, surrounded by a beauty that can never… Continue Reading “For Ash Wednesday”
Category: Beauty, LentTags: creek, indian creek farm, path, photo, photography, psth, quote, santa sabina center retreat, thomas merton, trail, trees, wedron
Posted on February 27, 2022
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“Zen pretty much comes down to three things – everything changes; everything is connected; pay attention.” Jane Hirshfield To learn about and/or register for Santa Sabina Center online retreats and offerings, please go to: http://www.santasabinacenter.org/retreats-page.
Category: SpiritualityTags: buddha, farm, forest, illinois, indian creek farm, jane hirshfield, photo, photography, quote, santa sabina center retreat, statue, udumbara zen center, wedron, zen
Posted on June 18, 2021
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“Time is the substance I am made of. Time is a river which sweeps me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger which destroys me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire which consumes me, but I am the… Continue Reading “Time Is a River”
Category: SpiritualityTags: illinois, jorge luis borges, nature, online retreats, photo, photography, quote, river, santa sabina center retreat, tree, wedron
Posted on December 5, 2018
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Before, I always lived in anticipation . . . that it was all a preparation for something else, something “greater,” more “genuine.” But that feeling has dropped away from me completely. I live here and now, this minute, this day, to the full, and… Continue Reading “Wednesday of Hope – Life Worth Living”