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Sometimes the world events stir such despair. To listen to a state senator’s impassioned acknowledgement of rape and her decision to have an abortion would have to sear anyone’s heart regardless of conviction. But then to see a fellow senator laugh…..
Compassion is the ability to see clearly into the nature of suffering… The enemies of genuine compassion: pity, moral outrage, and fear. —Roshi Joan Halifax
Practice with infinite gratitude to the past, Infinite service to the present, And infinite responsibility to the…..
The mystery of whispers that speak one way and then re-whisper to speak another. Had been asked to write my reflections on a Mary Oliver poem. The whisper was so gentle as I gazed into the eyes of the deer……
Sometimes my internet’s home page leaves me puzzled. What is deemed headlines and important leaves my little heart and mind so confused and often in despair. This morning I quickly closed down the computer and set off for a quiet walk in nature. There, without…..
We will not be here forever
Though we know your desire.
We will stand in our presence
We will stand together.
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