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Time seems to enter into every moment of our day. We talk about having no time, about time-consuming activities, or that a problem is taking too much time to resolve.

These days the news seems particularly full of divisive attitudes and behavior generally unconducive to feelings of oneness or social cohesion.

For more than half of the world鈥檚 population, the moon is more than a lamp for the night sky or a muse that could be cheese or a person depending on who you ask.

In the course of my routine life I spend quite a bit of time in small group conversation. Generally the goal of these groups is to nurture and encourage the flourishing of spiritual life and practice.

There is conversation these days which is carried on with great energy. The topic might loosely be called the pathology of society. On one side there are those who advocate for people who bear the stigma of obvious brokenness.

I often find myself wrestling with finding words that will make a difference. It is at the heart of a minister鈥檚 job, after all.

I have been a part of two recent events with youth, which has me thinking about the future. News headlines and most prognostications about the state of the world are depressing.

An Excerpt from the earliest known Zen spiritual guide - The 3 rd Zen patriarch, Seng Ts'an, wrote: 鈥淭he Great Way is not difficult for those who have no preferences. When love and hate are both absent, everything becomes clear and undisguised.

The 3rd Zen patriarch, Seng Ts'an, wrote, 鈥淭he Great Way is not difficult for those who have no preferences. When love and hate are both absent, everything becomes clear and undisguised.

The traditional Buddhist analysis of wisdom (Skt: praj帽a) allows that there there are three interacting sources: hearing, cognitive consideration and spiritual practice. The earliest disciples of the Buddha were called the 鈥淗earers鈥� (Skt:艣r膩vaka).