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Tag Archives: sacred paths
pathways and gates
i can not go further, i can not leave this place. at first i think my path is blocked. Dear Charlotte, is this your handiwork? but on closer examination the weaver of this web is a jewel – ah Indra! … Continue reading
Posted in Blessings, grief, joy, loss, mourning, Statements of Faith, The Now, Winged wisdoms
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, art, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, Hinduism, Indra's Net, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, jewel spiders, meditation, mystic heart, mysticism, namaste, orb weavers, path, peace, poetry, sacred paths, sat nam, spirituality, sumi-e, yoga
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come home!
You tear past me, unleashed and happy! i feel the wind of your path against my legs, it blows the small dog over into a complete somersault! even though your body does not touch us, we are won. and there … Continue reading
bugged?
sometimes we all get bugged by stuff – old stuff new stuff and we struggle with enlightenments and forgivenesses and wonder how we can walk whatever path we are on. I go outside in my holy pout and sit – … Continue reading
Contemplation
pondering, with wandering mind, contemplative practices with elaborate histories, while beside me the black cat purrs. i gaze in the same direction, and for a moment, this. THIS. (surrounded by teachers we refuse to be taught! expecting, as if by … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animal facilitated chaplaincy, animals as teachers, black cats, contemplation, interspecies meditation, interspecies spirituality, knitting, knitting as a spiritual practice, meditation, sacred paths, spiritual teachers, the sacred ordinary, zazen
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ascension
The cardinal chirped in the tree beside her, hopped up one branch, And sang a note that she could hear. Climbing higher His song was small but bright and clear From branch to branch the bird went up , And … Continue reading
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