Power of the Threshold – Apr. 18, 2022
“The Resurrection is not a single event, but a loosening of God’s power and light into the earth and into history that continues to alter all things, infusing them with the grace and power of God’s own holiness. It is as though a door was opened, and what poured out will never be stopped, and […]
To Be Alive – Mar. 29, 2022
“The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves.” ―Alan Watts, from 1960 lecture “On the Meaning of Life”
Kissing God – Mar. 15, 2022
When no one is looking I swallow deserts and clouds And chew on mountains knowing they are sweet bones! When no one is looking and I want to kiss God I just lift my own hand to my mouth. —Hafiz, “When I Want to Kiss God,” The Gift, translations by Daniel Ladinsky, […]
Silence – Mar. 2, 2022
“Every tradition conceives of silence as “the Gateway to God,” the entrée to spiritual wisdom, the beginning of interior peace, the first step to self-control. Silence, the masters repeat, is the first step to wisdom, the door to self-awareness. Silence, the monastics come to realize, is the link that connects us to the Divine. However […]
