Category Archives: ahimsa
Black Bodies
by Richard Rohr Until the killing of black mothers’ sons [and daughters] is as important as the discovery of white mothers’ sons, we who believe in freedom cannot rest. —Ella Baker [1] As I wrote in last week’s meditations, the early … Continue reading
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Returning the Gift
By Robin Wall Kimmerer We are showered every day with the gifts of the Earth, gifts we have neither earned nor paid for: air to breathe, nurturing rain, black soil, berries and honeybees, the tree that became this page, a … Continue reading
The Greatest Danger – The Deadening of Heart and Mind
by Joanna Macy “What you are is what you have been. What you’ll be is what you do now.” – Buddha The Great Turning arises in response to what we know and feel is happening to our world. It entails … Continue reading
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Perdonar a tu persona / Forgive Your Persona
por A. Sánchez Ferrer [English below] El perdón sucede en la Conciencia. Deja de intentar cambiarte, corregirte, mejorarte, comportarte como crees que se espera de ti. Tras ese intento solo se esconde la idea de que eres erróneo. La idea … Continue reading
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La dedicación más profunda a la evolución espiritual/ Deeper Dedication to Spiritual Evolution
NOTE: due to Abundance caution, Awakin OAK March 6,2020 is canceled. Please join us on a 1hr Meditation at 7 PM PST from your meditation space. See you in the great silence…Familia Awakin Oakland AwakinOAK viernes, 6 de Marzo, 2020 … Continue reading
Overcoming Fear
by Thich Nhat Hanh The Buddha taught that everything is impermanent; that nothing is an absolute entity that remains the same. When we keep that insight in mind, we can see more deeply into the nature of reality, and we … Continue reading
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El amor no construye muros / Love Does Not Create Walls
por Victoria Rustán [English below] Hoy [9 de Noviembre, 2019] hacen treinta años que se derribó el Muro de Berlín, un ícono de la vergüenza y de las divisiones en todos sus tipos. Los muros dividen. Los muros existen, y … Continue reading
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Healing Hearts at Wounded Knee
by James O’Dea Out of the boundless Love we hold for Creation; Out of the deepest Grace from which the Universe unfolds; Out of the sourcing of all Wisdom; Out of embracing, ceaseless Compassion; Out of the tender, yet raging … Continue reading
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Thanks-Giving and Retribution
by Francisco Herrera If the “Thanks Giving” story goes – that the original peoples helped the newcomer (“illegal immigrant”) survive, it is only fitting that the newcomer Give Thanks: re-tribute; pay tribute to those who saved them. One way to … Continue reading
La mejor lección de la niñez por Pablo Neruda / Pablo Neruda’s Greatest Lesson from Childhood
por Lewis Hyde [English below] Jugando en el jardín detrás de la casa, un día cuando todavía era un niño pequeño, Neruda descubrió un agujero en la cerca de madera. “Miré a través del agujero y vi un paisaje como … Continue reading
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