“Let all earth fear LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.” -Psalms 33:8 KJV
“He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is [...]
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The Reasonable Fear of God
Posted in Christianity, Practice on December 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Counter-culture
Posted in Practice on September 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Kate was talking about how the world can be so full of competition, anxiety, stress, and rush, rush, rush, how it is often self-centered, harsh, and even dangerous in some ways. Kate often speaks to our group about the world and how we might live in it in a better way. This time she was [...]
The Last Day of My Life
Posted in Practice on July 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
At the end of today, I had enough success in this practice that I was ready to die. Yes, I was. Really. There really was a peace and an acceptance that had descended upon me.
Mindfulness, Now and Every Moment
Posted in Practice, Uncategorized, tagged Buddhism, Christianity, plum village, thich nat hahn on June 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In Buddhism, the most important practice is mindfulness, a difficult thing for us monkey-minded creatures. In the practice of Buddhist mindfulness, we are to constantly remind ourselves to be aware of the world around us, of our breath, of the birds singing, the grass growing, the cars grumbling by on the frantic streets, and even [...]
When Nice is Not Nice
Posted in Practice, Uncategorized, tagged Buddhism, christ, jesus on May 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It is a good thing when people do good things for others. When asked why they do it, many might say “because it’s a nice thing to do” or “I’m a nice person”. This is a flimsy reason for doing anything and, worst of all, it completely relies on a person’s willingness to do a [...]
