In June of 1971, John Bennett was in New York city as a part of a whistle-stop tour to meet candidates for his Academy, and he gave a lecture at Gotham Book Mart in Manhattan. He began the talk by stating his opinion that the coming 50 year period would be the most difficult in […]
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Do Not Lose Heart, We Were Made for These Times BY CLARISSA PINKOLA ESTESSyndicated from moonmagazine.org, Mar 13, 20207 minute read Mis estimados queridos, My Esteemed Ones: Do not lose heart. We were made for these times. I have heard from so many recently who are deeply and properly bewildered. They are concerned about the state of
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This Most Holy Prayer I can’t make the world be peaceful I can’t stall tanks from roaring down roads I can’t prevent children from having to hide in bunkers I can’t convince the news to stop turning war into a video game I can’t silence the sound of bombs tearing neighborhoods apart I can’t turn
As I rest in the gratitude of being a grandfather who has the opportunity to have my heart opened with joy, gratitude, humor, and love with this little guy, Felix, I am noticing that the many labors I have partaken in to heal and open my heart have come to fruition in ways could never
Pema Chodron STEPPING-STONES TO AWAKENING…There’s no way to make a dreadful situation pretty. But we can use the pain of it to recognize our sameness with other people. Shantideva said that since all sentient beings suffer from strong, conflicting emotions, and all sentient beings get what they don’t want and can’t hold on to what
The Wisdom of Stephen King “I have no particular spiritual insights, but I think every writer who does this on a daily basis has a ‘back channel’ to the subconscious that can be accessed pretty easily. Mine is wide and deep. I never write with an ax to grind, but I sense strongly that this
“Let people realize clearly that every time they threaten someone or humiliate or unnecessarily hurt or dominate or reject another human being, they become forces for the creation of psychopathology, even if these be small forces. Let them recognize that every person who is kind, helpful, decent, psychologically democratic, affectionate, and warm, is a psychotheraputic
“The heart is meant to be broken.” Its purpose is that it should melt into tears and disappear. The heart is to evaporate, and when the heart has evaporated, exactly in the same place where the heart was, you come to know the real heart…the deeper heart. Just like an onion, you peel it, and
A Practice “When you are unoccupied for a few minutes and especially last thing at night before falling asleep and first thing in the morning before getting up, ‘flood’ your body with consciousness. Close your eyes. Lie flat on your back. Choose different parts of your body to focus your attention on briefly at first:
