Into Winter

From “Listening To Your Life: Daily Meditations With Frederick Buechner” published by HarperOne

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Bright Worlds 2019 © Julia Haris

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Autumn Meditation

Autumn (detail: ouroboros) 2019 © Julia Haris

 

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Tao Te Ching translation by Stephen Michell,

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Autumn (detail) 2019 © Julia Haris
Autumn (detail) 2019 © Julia Haris
Autumn (detail) 2019 © Julia Haris
Autumn (detail) 2019 © Julia Haris
Autumn 2019 © Julia Haris
Autumn 2019 © Julia Haris

Foundations

 

Foundations 2019 © Julia Haris

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Essay link: “When I lost my belief in hell . . .” by Josiah Nufeld at Broadview.com

Thich Nhat Hahn from the Intoroduction to Thomas Merton’s ‘Contemplative Prayer’

 

From The Tao Te Ching translated by Stephen Michell

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I Celebrate Myself.

Colored Bird 2017 @ Julia Haris

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Google image from The Leaves Of Grass, 1855 edition

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Each life converges to some centre

Each life converges to some centre
Expressed or still;
Exists in every human nature
A goal,Admitted scarcely to itself, it may be,
Too fair
For credibility’s temerity
To dare.Adored with caution, as a brittle heaven,
To reach
Were hopeless as the rainbow’s raiment
To touch,Yet persevered toward, surer for the distance;
How high
Unto the saints’ slow diligence
The sky!

Ungained, it may be, by a life’s low venture,
But then,
Eternity enables the endeavoring
Again.  — Emily Dickinson

Freedom

“Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another.”  – Toni Morrison

Zen Bench In Maine  2017  @ Julia Haris

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Autumn

Umbilical Cord 2017 @ Julia Haris

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Pears 2019 @ Julia Haris

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

moon

”And the sun and the moon sometimes argue over who will tuck me in at night. If you think I am having more fun than anyone on this planet, you are absolutely correct.”
Hafiz

moon  2019 © Julia Haris

This week’s reflection focuses on life’s messiness, and it joins our existential conundrums to this recently finished piece that I titled “moon.”

Our new moon meditation invites awareness within the messiness, so that we may walk through our circumstances with grace and confidence.

We hope you’ll join us in this week’s meditation.

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Details from “moon”:

moon (detail) 2019 © Julia Haris
moon (detail) 2019 © Julia Haris
moon  (detail) 2019 © Julia Haris
moon (detail) 2019 © Julia Haris
moon (detail) 2019 © Julia Haris

 

Medicinal smoke reduces airborne bacteria.

Beyond NDE

Let There Be Light  2018 © Julia Haris

 

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Peter Panagore Speaking at the IANDS Conference

Anita Moorjani describes her NDE

Controversial TEDTalk about Psychic Abilities | Russell Targ

Rupert Sheldrake – The Science Delusion Banned TED Talk

 

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Abundance

Fresh Picked Farm Apples 2019 © Julia Haris

 

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