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“Our heart is the altar. In whatever you do let a spark of the holy fire burn within you, so that you may fan it into a flame.” Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer, known as the Baal Shem Tov (c.1698 – 1760)

The Cleric and the Cat – a Sufi parable: A well-known cleric was teaching in the desert, reciting the scriptures to a group of spellbound listeners. As he was speaking, a sick cat meandered into the camp, slid next to him, and went to sleep on the hem of his exquisite robe. Now the clericContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 16th September”

“Advaita is not a path. It is an experience. An experience of dropping the path. Those who have tried to turn non-duality into a “path” have created delusion and mental strain for many. I am discontented and I’d rather be somewhere else. I want to get to Oneness, I want to get “there,” so IContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 15th September”

The Perfect Garden, a Zen parable A priest was in charge of the garden within a famous Zen temple. He had been given the job because he loved the flowers, shrubs, and trees. Next to the temple there was another, smaller temple where there lived a very old Taoist master. One day, when the priestContinue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 14th September”

“I have been practising meditation, I have been to workshops, I have read many books on spirituality, I try to be in a state of non-resistance – but if you ask me whether I have found true and lasting inner peace, my honest answer would have to be “no.”Why haven’t I found it? What elseContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 13th September”

Anniversary of the discovery of the cave paintings in Lascaux in 1940 “Storytelling is the oldest form of entertainment there is. From campfires and pictograms – the Lascaux cave paintings may be as much as twenty thousand years old – to tribal songs and epic ballads passed down from generation to generation, it is oneContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 12th September”

Adaptation of Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 – A season for all things by Rev. M Jade Kaiser, “For everything, there is a season.Very little is as simple as “good” or “bad.”It is more often a questionof who and of when,a why or a how.There are times for the birth of something new.There are times to welcome death.ThereContinue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 11th September”

“I do not wish women to have power over men, but over themselves… The more equality there is established among men, the more virtue and happiness will reign in society.. Virtue can only flourish among equals… It is justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world.” Mary Wollstonecraft

“Have you ever paused to wonderHow many breaths we inhaleIn in this lifetimeIn this bodyIn this miracleToday… ?Have you ever stopped to considerThe simplicity of lifeThe Divine energy that keeps usBreathing inBreathing outAnd have you ever sat to appreciateYour lungs filling with airWhile sleepingWhile eatingWhile smilingWhile weeping…?And after contemplating this…22,000 breaths a day…That’s 22,000 miraclesJustContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 9th September”

“Dear life,Grant me the courageTo change what I am capable of changingAnd the graceTo accept what is beyond my controlAnd choose my battles wisely.Please help me fix what has fallen apart and is broken in my lifeThat would benefit from being mendedAnd accept what would notAnd move on accordingly.Grant me the strengthTo fully seize eachContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 8th September”