“The holiest place on Earth is where an ancient hatred becomes a present love.” — A Course in Miracles We saw the movie Invictus this weekend, and loved it. It was surprising! Most people know a little bit about Nelson Mandela, but do you know how he promoted reconciliation and unity of his country after […]
When I was writing our last post, I came across this audio-video montage of Ram Dass talking about Attachment and Addiction. Charles’ approach to recovery is so similar and aligned with Ram Dass’ comments on this subject – and Ram Dass is such an elegant speaker – that I thought you’d enjoy watching it. There’s […]
“The panic mounted, adrenalin shot through my system – my mouth became dry, but along with this, a voice sounded inside – inside what, I don’t know – an intimate voice asked very quietly, and rather jocularly, it seemed to me, considering how distraught I was, …”but whose minding the store?” When I could finally […]
“My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness”. —– Dalai Lama We have a dear friend whose wife is concerned that Kai Chi Do is an Eastern practice that takes him away from Christianity. And just the other day I read a newspaper article about a Karate school that took “all the Buddhism and […]
“Reward what you like and pursue what you want. For now, forget about what you don’t like and don’t want”. – Rob Brezsny 10/7/2010 We have little routines each day, including our “family traditions”. In the mornings I make breakfast and pack lunches. When Shanti comes home from school, we talk about her day. We […]