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Drawing Closer to Others
African Wisdom
Proverbs are a mirror in which a community can look at itself and a stage on which to expose itself to others.
— Patrick A. Kililombe in Towards an African Narrative Theology
A Prayer to Hear the Cries of the World
On Monday, April 3, 2017, Lion's Roar: Buddhist Wisdom for Our Time posted "Stand Against Suffering: An Unprecedented Call to Action by Buddhist Teachers," a call for Buddhists and all people of fai…
Different Strokes for Different Folks
Music Lyrics
We got sunshine in the music
Music keeps me full of love.
— "Sunshine in the Music" by Jimmy Cliff
Transformational Wisdom
I do not like that man.
I need to get to know hi…
Simple Answers
Zen Wisdom
When you handle rice, water or anything else, have the affectionate and caring concern of a parent raising a child.
— Zen Master Dogen
Aspects of Love
Catholic Wisdom
Love is the seed of life in my own heart
when it seeks the good of the other.
— Thomas Merton in Thomas Merton: Essential Writings
Commitment
Mystical Wisdom
Our task is to offer ourselves up to God like a clean, smooth canvas and not bother ourselves about what God may choose to paint on it, but, at every moment, feel only the stroke …
Rocking Chair Meditation
I rock. Everyday. Sometimes twice a day — every time I get a chance. I particularly like to rock in the dark, before bedtime, as it works better than sleeping pills. My rocking chair has become my…
Opening to New Experiences
Catholic Wisdom
If death teaches us anything, it teaches us that everything will someday end. The lesson is to wear suffering well, hold beauty lightly, and fear nothing.
-- Joan Chittister In…
Membership in a Family
Muslim Wisdom
“The goal of human life is to beautify the soul through goodness and virtue and to make it worthy of offering to God Who is the Beautiful.
— Seyyed Hosssein Nasr in The Heart o…
Touching the Earth for Our Adversaries
One of the great challenges in all the world's religious and spiritual traditions is learning to love our enemies. Contemporary cultures still honor the eye-for-an-eye approach to enemies. Revenge i…