A man must not swallow more beliefs than he can digest. Henry Ellis (from Ireland and became a colonial governor of Georgia in the 1700′s) Someone anonymous (I’m protecting the innocent) sent an email, “I’m personally trying to connect to Divine – not sure what that looks like or feels like but, I’m trying to [...] Read more »
The Third Jesus
Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe. Voltaire I’m reading the book The Third Jesus by Deepak Chopra. You have to understand that I’ve never read the bible. I’m Catholic. Other Catholic’s will understand this but non-C’s may think I am blasphemous for this indiscretion. However, as a [...] Read more »
Healing
“The I in illness is isolation, and the crucial letters in wellness are we.” ~Author unknown, as quoted in Mimi Guarneri, The Heart Speaks: A Cardiologist Reveals the Secret Language of Healing During my Qigong retreat several weeks ago, I spent one session in tears. It was an interesting experience that I think [...] Read more »
Zhineng Qigong Retreat
To know that you do not know is the best. To pretend to know when you do not know is a disease. Lao-tzu, The Way of Lao-tzu Chinese philosopher (604 BC – 531 BC) I spent my first ever full week at a Zhineng Qigong retreat with Jane Jin in New Mexico at The Mandala [...] Read more »
Tao Te Ching Teachings
48 of the Tao Te Ching translation by Stephen Mitchell In the pursuit of knowledge, every day something is added. In the practice of the Tao, every day something is dropped. Less and less do you need to force things, until finally you arrive at non-action. When nothing is done, nothing is left undone. [...] Read more »
