Posted in Christianity, Peace, Thomas Merton, Trappist, mindfulness, monastic, mystic, prayer, tagged contemplative, mystic, Philosophy, Spirituality, Thomas Merton on October 8, 2007 | 3 Comments »
A couple of nights ago I woke up to the sound of rain and I thought of Thomas Merton. Whenever it rains I think of Merton.
I came up here [to his hermitage] from the monastery last night, sloshing through the cornfield, said Vespers, and put some oatmeal on the Coleman stove for supper. It boiled [...]
Posted in Peace, Rumi, gratitude, tagged contemplative, Gratefulness, Philosophy, Rumi, Spirituality on September 30, 2007 | No Comments »
Today while visiting Brother David’s website that this is the birthday of Jelaluddin Rumi. Rumi was a mystic and I first learned of him a few years ago watching Dr. Wayne Dyer on Public Television.
The Guest House
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as [...]
Posted in Christian, Christianity, Mt. Irenaeus, Peace, mindfulness, tagged , contemplative, Franciscan, mathetes award, Philosophy, spiritual direction, Spirituality on September 30, 2007 | No Comments »
Recently Jeff tagged me for a Mathetes award. I’m honored to be so highly regarded by a fellow blogger. That tagging carries with it some responsibility to tag others too.
Posted in Peace, tagged conscientious objector, Marvin Gaye, Peace, Philosophy on September 27, 2007 | 2 Comments »
As we ramp up to yet another war. Here is one of my favorite ballads by one of the greatest voices in Motown history. Suppose they gave a war and no one came. Imagine the day when universal health care is fully funded and the Pentagon has to hold bake sales to build bombs.
Posted in Buddhist, Peace, mindfulness, tagged contemplative, Philosophy, Spirituality on September 26, 2007 | No Comments »
I think that all of us are like eagles who have forgotten that we know how to fly. The teachings are reminding us who we are and what we can do. They help us notice that we’re in a nest with a lot of old food and old diaries, excrement and stale air. From when [...]
Posted in Christian, Iran, Peace, President Bush, pundits, soldiers, tagged conscientious objector, contemplative, Iraq, Philosophy, Politics on September 23, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’ve seen this video in the last six months and it is powerful as we prepare for yet another war. We are the War pigs. We love war. We talk of Jesus and the Ten Commandments, but we condemn anyone who stands in the way of our wars.
Posted in Iran, News, Peace, Senate, military, mindfulness, pundits, soldiers, tagged conscientious objector, contemplative, Iraq, Philosophy, Politics on September 22, 2007 | No Comments »
Now that we’re getting ready to bomb Iran I thought it would be useful and entertaining to hear from one of my favorite comedians who doesn’t pull any punches. I read today that Senators Kyl and Lieberman are ratcheting up the rhetoric for attacking Iran. We love war here in America. We celebrate it. It’s [...]
