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Posted January 17, 2012 by Charlie Van Dyke in Meditations
By Therese J. Borchard
From Beyond Blue
There’s a story that goes like this: One day a young woman was whining to her father about how hard life was. She was tired of fighting and struggling. Sounds familiar, right?
He was a chef, so he set out three pots and boiled water in each of them. In the first he placed a carrot, in the second an egg, an... read more
From Beyond Blue
There’s a story that goes like this: One day a young woman was whining to her father about how hard life was. She was tired of fighting and struggling. Sounds familiar, right?
He was a chef, so he set out three pots and boiled water in each of them. In the first he placed a carrot, in the second an egg, an... read more
"Treasures of Darkness"
One of the great blessings of this site is that we are able to immediately share with other like minded souls insights that have 'stretched us' helping us to see more clearly into the future and our present---though the present and future could be the same with an understanding of eternity as beginning now and going on foreve... read more
One of the great blessings of this site is that we are able to immediately share with other like minded souls insights that have 'stretched us' helping us to see more clearly into the future and our present---though the present and future could be the same with an understanding of eternity as beginning now and going on foreve... read more
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presence, eternity, facing fear, darkness treasures, only now
The Ultimate Mystery
of being,
the Ultimate Truth
is
LOVE.
It is the essential structure of reality.
There is in my Being
an infinite desire
to give myself in Love
and this Gift of Self
in Love
is forever answered
by a return of
Love.
The Triune God,
is Love giving itself,
losing itself and finding itself
in Love
and
Love returning to itself,
gi... read more
of being,
the Ultimate Truth
is
LOVE.
It is the essential structure of reality.
There is in my Being
an infinite desire
to give myself in Love
and this Gift of Self
in Love
is forever answered
by a return of
Love.
The Triune God,
is Love giving itself,
losing itself and finding itself
in Love
and
Love returning to itself,
gi... read more
I enjoyed the richness, simplicity and 'teaching' of this poem over a year ago. I have 'run into it' again two times in as many days, which is usually a sign for me that I need to share it with others.........
Perhaps what I love most of this poem is the beauty of Ben not only BEING who he is, but in living his simple life he blesses so many other... read more
Perhaps what I love most of this poem is the beauty of Ben not only BEING who he is, but in living his simple life he blesses so many other... read more
I was reminded or 'fine-tuned' this morning remembering so much of the simple truths of "Mindfulness" as shared by Thich Nhat Hanh, but also simply survival truths and thriving truths of living more in the present and being more a part of this human/spiritual existence.........
I share some of these words below in a little longer reflection by Thi... read more
I share some of these words below in a little longer reflection by Thi... read more
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Thich Naht Hanh, Mindfulness, present-living
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