What Faith Can Do
January 19th, 2012This is simply beautiful…
Awakening Signs
January 12th, 2012Boxing Week Temple Retreat
January 5th, 2012Fo Guang Shan temple, Mississauga
Boxing Day Meditation Retreat
December 29th, 2011In the country, past Orangeville, Ontario with my husband and his son. Vegan food, meditation, kirtan, and meeting some truly amazing people. Lots of tea and meaningful conversation.
To Hell and Back
December 22nd, 2011A few weeks ago, I posted a video of a priest telling that hell was just an invention of the church. Now, to flip the coin…
Reclaiming Spirituality
December 15th, 2011“Why did we lose the connection with our ancient spiritual heritage?”
In 1688, William of Orange and Mary – the daughter of King James (of the King James Bible fame) – became rulers of England. They passed a Toleration Act that, if sworn to 39 doctrines(1), would allow people to worship without fear.
Worship without fear? From the days since that ancient spiritual heritage thrived, worship has always had an undercurrent of fear. From the Roman world to Post Reformation, the fear was physical pain – torture, bloodshed, and eventual death. Present day, the fear is mental and emotional. In many ways, this is even more damaging in the long-run.
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The Shadow Side of Religion
Get out of the shadow and into the light. Worship God through LOVE ♥ not FEAR. |
(1) – Also known as the Thirty-Nine Articles
Hell is an Invention
December 8th, 2011This is worth multiple postings…
The God of Spinoza
December 1st, 2011A Dutch Jewish philosopher living during the Baroque period, dismissed from Jewish society due to his controversial ideas, his books forbidden by the Catholic Church…
Wikipedia: Baruch Spinoza
Wikipedia: Carl Sagan
Feed Your Faith
November 24th, 2011“Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.” – Bertrand Russell
My inspiration of the week ♥
Healing the Soul of America
November 17th, 2011|
“Change does not come from the top down, but from the bottom up.”
“A true marriage of conscience and economy will not depress the economy; it will rebuild it from within, revitalizing it.”
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- Personal power arises from confidence and courage for self-expression
- We need to DECLARE peace now
- Encouraging a generation to reply on psychiatric drugs – WHY?
- Illegal drugs are called “drugs” but legal drugs are called “medication”
- Intent to fight drugs without promoting recovery
- Pop culture is a cult of pleasure; inappropriate response to deep unhappiness
- Genetically engineered products SHOULD be labeled
- Too much shopping or television is lulling; there is much that lulls
- Politics can tempt us to stray from our spiritual centers
- New politics of power by sharing, not by dominance
- Is it possible to have a compassion-based society?
- Need for mystery, intuition, ritual, relationship, healing, emotion, soul, community, imagination
- There will be no real peace in the world until there is peace in our hearts
