…what I’m aiming to promote [is] — a universal spiritual oneness for all of us, welcoming to those who may be seeking refuge from a narrow sense of religion.
Sermon: Finding Our Way Through the Fog
Originally posted on Truly Open Minds and Hearts:
Sermon by Rev. Rick Davis October 20, 2019 Unitarian Universalist Church of Spokane Most of us would probably agree that the bible is a mixed bag, containing as it does passages that are sublime and many that are profoundly disturbing. I do occasionally refer to biblical text…
Sister Chan Khong on Thich Nhat Hanh: He’s Getting Stronger Every Day
While Thich Nhat Hanh’s voice is largely stilled, his teachings live on, as he does.
Re-Blog: The Power of Cultivated Beneficence
Originally posted on Peace Paul's Blog:
In September of 1947 Gandhi undertook a fast to address the violence in Calcutta that had killed thousands. It was only a few months before his assassination. Ghastly communal violence verging on civil war was sweeping across India. On the heels of independence, India was being partitioned into…
Video Sermon: Rev. Kate Braestrup
Originally posted on Truly Open Minds and Hearts:
This sermon was delivered April 15 at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma. https://youtu.be/ZbGnuxwOEUg Copyright 2018 © Kate Braestrup
Sermon: I Think It’s Gonna Rain Today
…as I’ve researched, thought, and jogged my memory about 1968, I’ve realized that maybe what we’re going through today isn’t so different, and maybe there is ground for hope. So come with me as I re-live some of 1968.
What’s Wrong with the American Dream
Originally posted on Truly Open Minds and Hearts:
By Mel Harkrader Pine At the age of 30, I got my first ride on a corporate jet. My companions were the Vice Chairman of the Mobil Corporation Board and our wives. Since we were four passengers on a short flight — New York to Washington —…
Buddhism Is Compassionate Action
Originally posted on Peace Paul's Blog:
My wife and I don’t live in the Hawaii of postcards and movies. Our Hawaii is often overlooked and un-photographed. It is the Hawaii where 1 in 6 residents live in poverty and close to 70% of our school age children qualify for the free or reduced lunch…
A New Year, a Fortune, and a Blue Tattoo
Originally posted on Melting-Pot Dharma:
Melting-Pot Dharma has been in a simmering phase as I took a long road trip over the Christmas holiday and now prepare for my seven-day retreat with Lama Surya Das. While on a break from daily blogging, I wanted to post something for the new year, always a time for…
Real Buddha Quotes About Fake Buddha Quotes; Lion’s Roar
Long before fake news, fake quotes were common. And the Buddha is one of the phenomenon’s biggest victims.
Opinion | The Mythical ‘War on Christmas’ Drives Us Apart; Washington Post
Originally posted on Truly Open Minds and Hearts:
By Mel Harkrader Pine I understand that many of my conservative and libertarian friends believe that the war on Christmas is real, but like much in today’s polarized world, I don’t get it. A Jewish Buddhist Unitarian Universalist Contrarian, I grew up in a Christmas-loving culture. I often…
Snootiness vs a Young Musician Trying to Help
A video helped raise almost $110 million for charity, but it brought a tsunami of criticism for the 26-year-old Ed Sheeran.
Poetry Re-blog: Father Nature
Originally posted on SONYA KASSAM:
Earlier this year my younger sister suggested that I write a poem for our father’s 80th birthday. It got me thinking about how his personal values, principles and teachings are so much in synch with nature. So, here is Father Nature humility of grass overlooked and overtrodden yet springs back…
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