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Mistakes
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. ~Albert Einstein
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Pilgrimage: Going and Returning
Today’s post is by Carole Crumley Happy are the people whose strength is in you! Whose hearts are set on the pilgrims’ way. –Psalm 84 Pilgrimage is one of the spiritual practices that is common to many of the great faith traditions. Muslims, Jews, Christians, Hindus, Buddhists and many others find their common ground in…
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Cultivating Contemplative Conversations
Article by Margaret Benefiel (December 2018 eNews) In conversations with our “contemplative cousins,” both in follow-up discussions since the August 2017 Snowmass gathering where 20 young contemplatives gathered and in other settings, the question often arises, “What method of prayer does Shalem teach? Contemplative Outreach teaches Centering Prayer, World Community for Christian Meditation teaches the…
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The life that is
Too often in a search for a richer life, a fuller life, one’s eyes become blinded to the immediate wonder of the life that is. ~Gerald May
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Reflections on Openness, Contemplation, and Love
Today’s post is by Tom Adams I was eager to attend the Gerald May Seminar on the Compassion of the Mystics with Bernard McGinn. Since embracing the practice of centering prayer a couple of years ago, my interest in love and how love grows has been front and center. I figured compassion and love were…
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The quieter you become
The quieter you become, the more you can hear. ~Ram Dass