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Yesterday, as we began our meditations on Generosity, Robert Hanssen died in prison. He was serving 15 consecutive life sentences for betraying his country. Hanssen has
We have been identifying signs of holiness for the 21st century. So far we have named Joy and Courage as sure signs of holiness, a holiness
If the following seven chakras and the seven principles have anything to teach us, it is that we humans have, as Hildegard of Bingen put
Jesus was a poet, a storyteller, a parable maker, an artist. This was how he chose to share his message. He was not a priest or theologian
The awakening to beauty and awakening to justice often go together. After all, what is more ugly than injustice? The injustice being perpetrated in Uganda,
We are exploring meanings of holiness and in yesterday’s DM we meditated on some of the impact for good that Mahatma Gandhi has given the
Remembering the courage and willingness to sacrifice displayed by Daniel Ellsberg in yesterday’s DM, other issues around holiness arise. For example, how it was the courage
I am writing this DM on Memorial Day, a day for remembering the courage of those who have given their lives for their country. In
Otto Rank’s profound insight that a “philosophy of pessimism” is born of self-hatred gives us a deep understanding of the origin of much suffering in
We are meditating on the “philosophy of pessimism” which is widespread in our culture and gives birth to fear and paranoia. Is this not what
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