Surrounded in Beauty Amma’s ashram is located on a peninsula between the the Arabian Sea and the backwaters. The view from my room is of the backwaters. The photo above is of the Arabian Sea, which is a five minute walk from my flat. A Fascinating View of Construction When I returned to my room […]…
Seeing Our Way Through the Pachakutiq The latest earthquake in Japan is said to be an aftershock from the one in 2011, and that means among other things that Mother Earth set a big change in motion back then, and the effects are still going on. Perhaps our electoral, political and psychic earthquake in the…
Do you ever get the sensation there is someone with you, in the background of your life somewhere? When I was a kid, I had a feeling of something faint in the background. I didn’t think it was God, because I associated God with church on Sunday, and most of what I felt about church […]…
This year I read the word “honor” as a verb – give honor. Last year I read it as a noun – have honor Namaste, Gerry I LOVE the LIGHT in YOU!
You may have been wondering why I have been collecting all these “Season for Nonviolence” posts here. Maybe not, but I’ll tell you anyway. I made a commitment that this year I would post “something” for every one of the 64 peace principles for the Season for Nonviolence. As I followed this commitment, it all felt a little “beside the…
I LOVE this peace principle – UNIQUENESS. For it is only when we can honor and appreciate the unique beauty in each being, only when we can listen for the unique truth each one sees – with open mind and heart – that we can truly enjoy peace. Inside peace. And peace with the world. For too many…
My friend Heather Lang of Namaste Ray News, a Reiki Master & Teacher and fellow Ordained Minister, has written a powerful post for The Wellness Universe about what it is to not just be IN the flow, but to BE the flow. Here is a part of the article…starting with the premise that we are not separate…
What do we need in order to bring peace to our homes, to our workplaces, to our world? Less Fear, More LOVE. Why do I mention fear? We only hide when we are afraid – and as spiritual peace activists, we are aware that in truth, fear itself is the major thing to fear, because it…
This is one of my favorites, but there are so many wonderful blogs and stories about kindness, I don’t have a lot to add right here. As the days go by, I hope to use this spot to accumulate links and stories about kindness, so that I can write a longer article after the 64-Day Season for Nonviolence is over…
Mindfully, with an open heart, let us remain “present” to all of our emotions and experiences in this now moment, loving them, watching as they pass by. Mindfully, with kindly self-compassion and a SMILE, let us just be happy to be aware that we are aware. I really like this one from last year too. There is…
"We are love, we are one, we are how we treat each other when the day is done. We are peace, we are war, we are how we treat each other, and nothing more. " (The Alternate Routes, from the lovely song Nothing More)
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