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Category Archives: faith
Easter Message from Obi-Wan Kenobi: “The Force will be with you, always.”
Several years ago during Easter dinner, a young friend asked, “What’s up with Easter?” This particular Easter celebration was a secular one and my friend was unschooled in religious stories and symbols. I think her curiosity was sincere and that … Continue reading
CAN THERE BE EASTER WITHOUT GOOD FRIDAY?
A wise Rabbi (thanks Zari Weiss) once asked: “Can you reach the promised land without slavery? Can there be Easter without Good Friday?” Can there? “The impossibility of religious faith has been a theme in the work of Edward Hirsch … Continue reading
Posted in belief, Easter, faith, Good Friday, hope, MYSTICISM, nature, paradox, Passover, Religion, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged Christianity, passover, religion, symbol
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‘TIS THE SEASON…
’tis the season to be quiet. It’s advent. It’s dark and still. That is, it’s dark and still except for all the holiday lights and non-stop Christmas music, the mad pace of consumerism, the stress of high expectations. For those … Continue reading
Posted in advent, faith, hope, Jesus, Kenosis, Love, Religion, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged love, opening, spiritual practice
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WHAT DID MARX REALLY SAY?
Most of us are familiar with Karl Marx’s famous quote: “Religion is the opiate of the masses.” If we believe this, we might feel smugly superior that we are not of “the masses.” We feel “special.” We feel more intelligent and … Continue reading
Posted in belief, despair, faith, hope, humility, individualism, intellience, Love, paradox, Religion, Science, Uncategorized
Tagged freedom, love, religion, science
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PARADOX IS THE THUMBPRINT OF GOD
Men are born soft and supple; dead, they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry. Thus whoever is stiff and inflexible is a disciple of death. Whoever is soft and yielding … Continue reading
Posted in belief, body, despair, faith, hope, intellience, mind, Spirituality, Taoism, Uncategorized
Tagged freedom, opening, synergy
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HUMILITY AND AGING
When I am older, I hope my facial expression looks sort of like hers (on the left). As I think more about the joy of feeling “ordinary” and “humble,” I realize that it’s one of the perks of aging. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in aging, body, faith, humility, Kenosis, MYSTICISM, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged aging, freedom, God, opening, wisdom
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WORSHIP AS A WAY OF LIFE (but do I have to get down on my knees?)
I know some folks resist the idea of “worshipping” a “higher power” because it suggests subservience or a hierarchical view of the cosmos – God is “above” and we are but mere mindless minions “below.” But “worship” in its simplest … Continue reading
Posted in faith, MYSTICISM, nature, Religion, Science, spirit, Spirituality, Uncategorized, worship
Tagged God, Mysticism, opening, religion, spiritual practice
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BRILLIANCE AND HUMILITY
I believe that brilliance comes from a source larger than what one individual can produce. So the truly brilliant are also truly humble. They are aware that their radiance is a mere refection of the Light that comes out of darkness. … Continue reading
Posted in belief, faith, individualism, nature, Science, Spirituality
Tagged Einstein, God, Mysticism, science
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ANOTHER COMMENT ABOUT “BELIEF”
“Fairy tales are more than true — not because they tell us dragons exist, but because they tell us dragons can be beaten.” – G. K. Chesterton
ANOTHER THOUGHT ON “BELIEF”
“Nobility of spirit is the grace – or ability – to play, whether in heaven or on earth. And this … noblesse oblige … was precisely the virtue of the Greek poets, artists, and philosophers, for whom the gods were … Continue reading
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