
Merton Finding the Ground of Being in Nature
Catholic monk Thomas Merton declared that every non two-legged creature is a saint. Furthermore, …every plant that stands in the light of the sun is a
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Catholic monk Thomas Merton declared that every non two-legged creature is a saint. Furthermore, …every plant that stands in the light of the sun is a

Merton speaks out on the importance of the “act of Being.” In 1968, shortly before he died, he wrote: Afflicted as I am with an

We have been meditating on the experience of the “ground of being” which Thich Naht Hanh says is his favorite name for God. His close

Thich Nhat Hanh reminds us what it is we are looking at when we look deeply at just one flower. When we look into the

We are meditating on the revelation of the ground of being found in creation stories from various traditions. Today, the Hebrew Bible again. Yesterday we

For the next few DMs, we will be sharing some creation stories from various traditions. Thich Nhat Hanh says that if we fail to penetrate

We have been considering how the term “ground” implies darkness and depth. Whether we are speaking of the human soul, the depths of the earth,

Creation and its sacredness bind us together. To meditate on creation reminds us of our common ground which is a holy ground. “Just to be

We are meditating on the state of mother earth and our democracy in the broader context of the wonders and gifts of Earth and of

Some may wonder why we are meditating on creation and its sacredness when the very foundations of our democracy are burning to the ground in
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