"And the story of love is a long sad tale ending in graves.""Finding Nirvana is like locating silence." (The Dharma Bums)"Bee, why are you staring at me? I am not a flower??""I'm going to marry my novels and have little short stories for children.""The closer you get to real matter, rock air fire and wood, … Continue reading Some Favorite Jack Kerouac Quotes
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A Taoist Poem
Like echoes of a sound, beyond our hearingIn a wide and quiet hollowWhere the river slows,Dark in the shadow of the treesAnd amber with the light of stones,The water turns upon itself, and shiftsTransparent panes above an unknown depth.Trees overhangtheir images, that seem to restUpon the dark leaves on the bottom,Where twigs and spotted shadowsTurn … Continue reading A Taoist Poem
Poem: The Dark Night of the Soul by St John of the Cross
One dark night,fired with love’s urgent longings— ah, the sheer grace! —I went out unseen,my house being now all stilled. In darkness, and secure,by the secret ladder, disguised,— ah, the sheer grace! —in darkness and concealment,my house being now all stilled. On that glad night,in secret, for no one saw me,nor did I look at … Continue reading Poem: The Dark Night of the Soul by St John of the Cross
A Teaching by Anam Thubten
Anam Thubten Rinpoche's Message to the world "life is precious" and short. https://www.youtube.com/embed/2WY_x-eDlRw
Hymn “Holy, Holy, Holy”
Surely this is one of the greatest hymns ever written. I noticed that Ram Dass even included it in his book "Be Here Now". I love Audrey's version (Below) but wish it included more verses. Holy, Holy, Holy - Sung by Audrey Assad https://www.youtube.com/embed/AgHrNNM23p8
I Would Like to Start a Prayer Group
Would you like to join me? All it would take is 10 minutes of your time every Sunday. I would send out one email per week to each member of the group about the focus for the coming Sunday. Anyone in the group could submit a personal request each week as well. Every time there … Continue reading I Would Like to Start a Prayer Group
Try Prayerful Sound Meditation Time
I recently started listening to this sound therapy recording (below) while resting and ready to fall asleep. I'm finding it to be very pleasant and clearing and cleansing. I use it for "prayer time". I tend to spend way too much time listening to talk-chatter, so discovering this feels therapeutic. For me, I feel a … Continue reading Try Prayerful Sound Meditation Time
One Seeker's Story 