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i turned to jeff aitken the other day in search of some guidance in prayers for beginning and ending the waking parts of my days. in his helpful response he introduced me to the hebrew word/practice, kavannah. his description of this practice moved me to learn more and i turned to abraham joshua heschel’s book, […]

dave posted a link to this article about the worlds most difficult words to translate. this statement really hit home for me: “Probably you can have a look at the dictionary and… find the meaning,” she said. “But most importantly it’s about cultural experiences and… cultural emphasis on words.” this is my exact reason for […]

below is a medley of moments gathered from the near-death conference, the open space listserv, and narrative therapy…i’ll merge some pieces of these worlds into thoughts to share with you! a profound result of my involvement in communities of people who have had near-death experiences and other spiritually transformative experiences is the collective story that […]

the visitation by andrew gonzalez

i’m off to Chicago for the IANDS conference, “Creativity from the Light.” here’s some information on Near-Death Experiences (NDEs). For Marilyn, in the emergency room with a heart attack, the pain suddenly stopped. “All at once I just popped out of my body and floated up to the ceiling. I could see dust on top […]

we’ve talked about wonder…what about curiosity? when you hear the word curiosity, what comes up for you? do you think of a wide-eyed child drinking in the world around, a nosy individual prying for more information, an insatiable hunger? what is your definition of curiosity? i found this graphic at a great site, see hear […]

ordinary love is selfish, darkly rooted in desires and satisfactions. divine love is without condition, without boundary, without change. the flux of the human heart is gone forever at the transfixing touch of pure love. ~pramhansa yogandanda comments: I was just thinking to myself how much you would enjoy Kriyananda’s talks on community (since its […]