Tag: Doctrine & Practice

I do not necessarily turn to books when I’m feeling down. Most often I turn to music, the New Thought music of praising life or music that creates space for contemplation, and meditation through Native American flute music.

At some point in the last decade our society quietly morphed from a world of various religious dogmas to one where religion is becoming passé.

I shouldn’t be surprised by this.

I saw it coming several decades ago, but I didn’t really think that I would live to see it.

Yesterday I passed a cemetery, which my toddler calls a park, and noticed a woman standing at the foot of a grave. Red flower topped the stone. With her hands folded in front, she stood half turned as if wanting to leave yet a longing made her unable. Later I pondered the nature of God’s presence...

Twenty percent of Americans don't affiliate with a particular religion.

However that doesn't necessarily mean they aren't spiritual.

A primary theme of our current liturgical season, Lent, is repentance. Unfortunately, we have come to think of repentance in a narrow way — as experiencing guilt and remorse for our mistakes. This is not what the word meant in the original Greek, and probably not what Jesus
meant when he used it in this context. Rather, in the original Greek, the word “repent” meant to go beyond the mind that you have.

Sravasti Abbey will resume its monthly Sharing the Dharma Day on March 10.

The day's topic, "“Precious Human Life and How to Use It Wisely,” will focus on teachings from Abbess Venerable Thubten Chodron's latest book, "Don't Believe Everything You Think," which is a contemporary commentary on a well-loved text of the Tibetan tradition that teaches how to transform life’s ups and downs into material for spiritual awakening.

But, the fundamental question for us is one of spiritual discernment: What is the movement of God?

What is God doing around us, among us, and in us?