Basics of Buddhism Class
Hello all 🙂 FYI on Bridget teaching a Buddhism Basics Class. She also leads an Insight Meditation group on Sunday nights. Enjoy! Basics of Buddhism Sunday, October 16, 2011, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Masterpeace Studios, 176 Crestwood Plaza, Crestwood, MO This workshop provides an overview of the core teachings of the Buddha as they relate to the practice of Insight Meditation. A great introduction for those new to the Buddha’s teachings and an opportunity for experienced practitioners to deepen their practice. Teacher: Bridget Rolens (Community Dharma Leader and Co-leader for St. Louis...
Read MoreLove is all there is…
Someone sent this to me this a while back and I loved it, so I thought I’d pass it along. As I recall, Marlene Soul of the Sohl Connection in KC sent this. It’s a nice reminder today. Peace 🙂 To resist change is futile – it just causes more heartache. Embrace what you have, leave the rest and move on. Love is all there is. The only way to deal with reality is to face it. The only way to face reality is to accept it. The only way to accept reality is to embrace it. Then you can let it go. POWER emerges when it’s not constrained by the past. GRAB your POWER...
Read MoreWhole Hearted Courage
Courage is the power to let go of the familiar… ~~Raymond Lundquist Hello all 🙂 Blogger Slacker returns… I took this pic a few months ago in a remote place called Cathedral Canyon, in The Middle Of Nowhere, Missouri. To reach this place, you have to leave all that is familiar, drive 2 hours from a major city, then hike even further into the more-middle-of-nowhere. I must say~~ it was totally worth it. The pic doesn’t do it justice. I spent a few days in that part of the world, totally off the grid and reconnecting with myself. It was lovely in a million different ways. During that...
Read MoreStop the Junk Mail!
“Americans spend 8 months of their lives dealing with junk mail.” …. Stat from the World Watch Institute You must be the change you wish to see in the world…  ~~~Gandhi Hello all! There is a lot going on in the world right now and I could focus on any number of things, but today I am thinking about our friends experiencing such crazy and destructive weather. I have family in some of the hardest hit areas of southeast MO. It is very sad and stressful there. They are already experiencing flooding, the Army Corps of Engineers is talking about blowing a hole in a...
Read MoreThe Versatile Blogger Award!
Well, well. How cool is this? The Blessings Blog was just given The Most Versatile Blogger Award by our fun friends over at Fodder4Thought!  So first, we thank them for the nomination and for including us in their friends to include! Lol, the six of you reading this should go check her out! 😉 The Versatile Blogger award’s three requirements are: 1. Thank the person who gave you the reward. 2. List seven random facts about yourself. 3. Nominate fifteen new bloggers for the award. Having fulfilled requirement numero uno, we move on to #2… Random facts…hmmm. Most of my life is...
Read MoreMABA & Tsunami Relief, Buddhist Events
Hello All! Blogger Slacker returns with spring events at MABA, including their China trip and tsunami relief for the Buddhist community in Japan. If you have never been to MABA, this pic is from them. www.maba-usa.org for directions and information Mid-America Buddhist Association Monastery via Hwy. 94 to Schindler Rd. in Augusta , MO – a secluded and tranquil setting Dear Friends, See Below for information about: 1)    Earthquake – Tsunami Relief 2)    Sunday Meditation Schedule 3)    Sunday Study Group 4)    Spring Meditation Retreat — April 16 5)    Qingming Ancestor...
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