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Arthur Green, Ehyeh: A Kabbalah For Tomorrow
Work to live more simply
The Spiritual Alphabet in China
I have spent a lot of time in mainland China over the years, teaching process philosophy to students young and old. The youngest are in kindergarten and the oldest are in their late eighties. I’ve…
This Old Heart of Mine
"Work of the eyes is done, now
go and do heart work."
– Rainer Maria Rilke
My heart is a marvelous fist-size pumping organ whose chief physical duty is to deliver oxygen-rich blood to …
Return to the Body
The first step on a spiritual path today is a return to a sense of one's own body.
— Martha Heyneman
The Doldrums and a Nap
In the perspective of the Christian monastic tradition, time is a precious gift of God in which there are places for both activity and pauses. I try to keep that in mind as I rise to greet the new d…
On Reading
These past weeks we have been shelving in our library the books we reviewed in 2016 and organizing the ones that have come in for review in 2017. So the subject of how reading helps us find meaning …
My Teeth: Floss and Pray
In her little prayer book Grace on the Go, Barbara Bartocci mentions a dentist who said: "Every day has two important things: floss and pray." She took this lesson to heart and since then has used f…
My Spine and Its Many Gifts
I have not given much attention or thought to my spine, despite it being such an awe-inducing body part. It provides me with strength and support, uprightness and dignity. We get a sense of how impo…
My Feet
"There are so many things that can provide us with peace. Next time you take a shower or a bath, I suggest you hold your big toes in mindfulness. We pay attention to everything except our toes. When…
My Cold, My Spiritual Teacher
It's that time of year again. The cold and flu season is in full swing. It is amazing that we can put a remote controlled vehicle on Mars and probe the bottom of the deepest seas and still can't cur…