Vulnerability in Self, Toward Others, Community, and the Mystery of Life
We wrote last time that kindness to ourselves and others in our everyday life is a key to physical and emotional well being, and is at the heart of all genuine spirituality. At the same time, it is also crucial to exercise some form of social responsibility in accordance with […] Read more
Kindness Is Essential for Survival and Well Being
In the last reflection, we brought out that our unique identity, our personal script, our lived story, is part of a larger story, not only of the earth but of the universe itself. At its core, it is not a story of isolation and hostility, but of interconnection and interdependence. […] Read more
Living Our True, Yet Interconnected Story
We spoke last time of the importance of our inner journey, its discovery and living according to our inmost self, who we are truly and deeply. The living out of that authentic identity flows into and through our particular gifts, and in response to our concrete life situation. At the […] Read more
The Inward Journey and Outward Expression
In his book Markings, Dag Hammarskjold wrote: “The longest journey is the journey inwards, of one who has chosen their destiny, who has started upon the quest for the source of their being.” In a recent interfaith Zoom meeting, a presentation was given by Dr. Darren Kew, Dean of , […] Read more
Thought on Beauty
THOUGHTS ON BEAUTY In the story of Rapunzel, we are given a portrait of the young woman, taken to an inaccessible tower. Alone there, she sings out of her loneliness. The beauty of her singing rings out through the forest and reaches and attracts a young prince. The image suggests […] Read more
Coming Home to Ourselves and Others
When we observe infants and small children, we may notice their efforts to learn to crawl, to walk to talk, to learn. They exhibit a tremendous drive, however unconsciously, to grow and develop in all these ways. We may also notice how they respond to smiles, to affection, to genuine […] Read more
Thoughts on Loneliness and Solitude
Two striking issues in our time are a pervasive loneliness and an absence of solitude. Both of these tend to undermine our sense of worth. Both are also made worse by the excessive even addictive use of cell phones. Two personal experiences illustrate the difference between a painful loneliness and […] Read more