Bringing Compassion to Religion

Posted by on Nov 4, 2011 in Grief, Happiness, Loss and Letting Go, Peace, prayers, Spirituality | Comments Off on Bringing Compassion to Religion

Hello all!  This is a great TED talk by Karen Armstrong.  Well worth the time to watch. Hope this finds all well, enjoy! Here is her intro… As she accepts her 2008 TED Prize, author and scholar Karen Armstrong talks about how the Abrahamic religions — Islam, Judaism, Christianity — have been diverted from the moral purpose they share: to foster compassion. But Armstrong has seen a yearning to change this fact. People want to be religious, she says; we should act to help make religion a force for harmony. She asks the TED community to help her build a Charter for Compassion — to help...

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Compassion and Empathy

Posted by on Nov 4, 2011 in Events and Education, Grief, Healing, Spirituality or Religion | Comments Off on Compassion and Empathy

Hello all 😉   I saw this TED talk today and wanted to pass it along.  Powerful stuff. Have a great weekend! [ted id=1216]

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Listen to your heart above all other voices

Posted by on Oct 7, 2011 in Happiness, Peace, ponderings, prayers, Spirituality | 1 comment

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. – Steve Jobs This pic and this quote are two of my favorites, mostly because they sum up a wonderful way of being…a way of being that can revolutionize the world.  Sometimes the most...

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Basics of Buddhism Class

Posted by on Oct 4, 2011 in Events and Education, Spirituality or Religion | Comments Off on 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...

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Love is all there is…

Posted by on Sep 9, 2011 in Grief, Healing, ponderings, Spirituality or Religion, Thought or Quote O' the Day | Comments Off on Love 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...

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