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The Whole Everything
There is no plan of study, no readiness assessment, no work at tilling fertile soil in preparation for it; enlightenment just happens, like a sudden strike of lightning. There’s no way to see it coming, nor a warning bell that … Continue reading
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Tagged enlightenment, epiphany, pain, preparation, process, sacred, spiritual practice
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All That Is: a chant
Breath and body, word and function, birth and death are both redemption; Light and shadow, whole and hollow, clean and dirty, fair and foul. All is holy, all is sacred. Friend and stranger, love and hatred, fruit and flower, meat … Continue reading
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Tagged chant, holiness, inclusiveness, liturgy, nature, poetic forms, sacred
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A Sense of Place
Six years, the longest I have ever been in one spot without moving out and on, and still this place does not possess my bones the way it would if I had come of age, or taken my first steps, … Continue reading
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Tagged daily poems, grounding, locations, personal history, places, sacred, spirituality, vacations
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The Sacred in All Things: a carole or carol
Let all the world rejoice and sing to see the sacred in all things! The universe in varied forms and diverse structures sets the norms: with every death, life is reborn. Let all the world rejoice and sing! Each flower … Continue reading
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Tagged carol, carole, connection, daily poems, hymns, paganism, poetic forms, sacred, wholeness
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