• Hospitality

    Hospitality is the way we turn around a prejudiced world one heart at a time. Hospitality binds the world together. ~Joan Chittister

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  • I have decided

    I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear. ~Martin Luther King, Jr.    

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  • I’ll Meet You There

    I’ll Meet You There

    Today’s post is by Tilden Edwards Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about. Ideas, language, even the phrase each other doesn’t make any sense.  ~Rumi, in “Open Secret: Versions of Rumi”…

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  • Knowledge and Wisdom

    Knowledge is learning something new every day. Wisdom is letting go of something every day. ~Zen proverb  

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  • Pilgrimage: The Way of the Heart

    Pilgrimage: The Way of the Heart

    Article by Carole Crumley (in January 2017 eNews) This past month, it seems that everything in my life has been in motion. Trips to stores, shops, the post office have multiplied exponentially. Precious visits to family and friends have kept us on the road. Christmas scripture readings have magnified this sense of movement. A young…

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  • All that is necessary

    All that is necessary is to have a soul united within itself. ~Martin Buber

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Mission

Our mission is to nurture contemplative living and leadership.

Vision

In 2025, Shalem will be a dynamic and inclusive community, empowered by the Spirit, where seekers engage in transformation of themselves, their communities, and the world through spiritual growth, deep connection, and courageous action.

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