IT’S ALL GOOD !
by Hedy & Yumi Schleiffer, Mar 20, 2013 « How are you? » During the challenging past year, people all around us have been asking us this question again and again. « How are you? » The person asking could be someone close to us, or someone just passing bye. The one word answer, like Good, Fine, O.K. Challenging, Tough, does not …
THE INVITATION
It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing It doesn’t interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love for your dream for …
TALE OF THE 3 SAGES
A captain and his soldiers had been ordered, from their general, to clean the kingdom from its hermits, because the new King did not want to have this sort of people living in his kingdom. Several hermits lived in the valley, others in the mountains, in natural caves. The captain set out on his task …
THE ROSE
Some say love, it is a river That drowns the tender reed. Some say love, it is a razor That leaves your soul to bleed. Some say love, it is a hunger, An endless aching need. I say love, it is a flower, And you its only seed. It’s the heart, afraid of breaking, …
DECLARATION OF THE FOUR SACRED THINGS
The earth is a living, conscious being. In company with cultures of many different times and places, we name these things as sacred: air, fire, water, and earth. Whether we see them as the breath, energy, blood, and body of the Mother, or as the blessed gifts of a Creator, or as symbols of the …
THE LAST STORY
And so the time comes when all the people of the earth can bring their gifts to the fire and look into each other’s faces unafraid Breathe deep Feel the sacred well that is your own breath, and look look at that circleSee us come from every direction from the four quarters of the earth …
NOT GUILTY
Not Guilty Speaking Truth to Power Betty Krawczyk Born and raised in the bayous of Southern Louisiana, Betty Krawczyk is the mother of eight children, an equal number of grandchildren, and a great-grandchild. She has spent her entire life engaging in social issues, dating back to the Civil Rights struggles in her home state, and …
RETREAT
Unwinding The following is an edited excerpt from the December 2, 2001 morning meeting with Gangaji, at the West Coast Winter Retreat _________________________________________________ I have often spoken about the value and privilege of retreat. There is the opportunity for deep investigation during retreat – investigation of what has been avoided on the positive and on …
FOOTPRINTS
One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand : one belonging to him, and the other to the Lord. When the last scene of his …