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The Days of Milk and Water

The Days of Milk and Water

In trying to describe the zen meditation mind, Suzuki-roshi (founder SFZen Center) once asked us to attend to gifting others with absolute freedom and at the same time being awake to the present and the absolute independence such a zero-point represe
Awakening to interconnectedness in this crisis

Awakening to interconnectedness in this crisis

Here is my Buddhist-inspired initial, ironic thought; there is a uniquely human way to process time, being and change. Other beings do not anticipate or plan for change and do not consider changing themselves.
Flattening the curve an opportunity for unique ways to be together

Flattening the curve an opportunity for unique ways to be together

鈥淔latten the curve鈥 is the Covid-19 mantra. We have been watching in amazement as new and even more drastic measures are taken each day. Does one dare to have hope in the midst of so much fear? Hope has always been at the centre of Christianity.
A late convert reflects on "Easter"

A late convert reflects on "Easter"

In my early days as a Christian (I did not 鈥済row up鈥 in the faith, but came to it in my forties), I started to realize that Christmas, for all its beauty and mystery, had been supplanted by another holy day as my 鈥渇avorite鈥.
Finding a purpose in where you are

Finding a purpose in where you are

The character Father Guido Sarducci (a/k/a comedian Don Novello) sometimes offered this piece of advice: 鈥淲herever you go, there you are.
Baha'i Spirit Walks at UVic for focused reflection

Baha'i Spirit Walks at UVic for focused reflection

For one hour every Tuesday, we follow a beautifully orchestrated pattern based on random selection, with magical consequences. The Spirit Walk starts with a couple of virtues picked blindly from a beautiful set of cards and read aloud.
Seekers should search for an unbiased truth

Seekers should search for an unbiased truth

I have a hard time with labels like left, right, atheist, religious鈥 They often just don鈥檛 fit very well. They can be awkward, misleading and not very flattering.
Lent - a time to adjust our short-sighted vision

Lent - a time to adjust our short-sighted vision

Lent (Old English for Spring), the 40 days (excluding Sundays) leading up to Easter, has been observed by Christians one way or another since the time of the apostles.
Miracles Redefined: Experiencing the Divine in Everyday Life (Part Two)

Miracles Redefined: Experiencing the Divine in Everyday Life (Part Two)

Heike Arneth was raised in the Catholic Church, where she developed a deep connection with the Bible鈥攅specially the Jesus story. Late in her teens she broke away from God and the church and religion, but her love for Jesus Christ remained.
Miracles Redefined: Experiencing the Divine in Everyday Life

Miracles Redefined: Experiencing the Divine in Everyday Life

I鈥檝e been interested in the topic of miracles for as long as I can remember鈥攚hat they are and under what circumstances they happen.