Originally posted on Truly Open Minds and Hearts:
Sermon by Rev. Rick Davis October 20, 2019 Unitarian Universalist Church of Spokane Most of us would probably agree that the bible is a mixed bag, containing as it does passages that are sublime and many that are profoundly disturbing. I do occasionally refer to biblical text…
Category: Re-Blog
Re-Blog: The Power of Cultivated Beneficence
Originally posted on Peace Paul's Blog:
In September of 1947 Gandhi undertook a fast to address the violence in Calcutta that had killed thousands. It was only a few months before his assassination. Ghastly communal violence verging on civil war was sweeping across India. On the heels of independence, India was being partitioned into…
Video Sermon: Rev. Kate Braestrup
Originally posted on Truly Open Minds and Hearts:
This sermon was delivered April 15 at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma. https://youtu.be/ZbGnuxwOEUg Copyright 2018 © Kate Braestrup
What’s Wrong with the American Dream
Originally posted on Truly Open Minds and Hearts:
By Mel Harkrader Pine At the age of 30, I got my first ride on a corporate jet. My companions were the Vice Chairman of the Mobil Corporation Board and our wives. Since we were four passengers on a short flight — New York to Washington —…
Opinion | The Mythical ‘War on Christmas’ Drives Us Apart; Washington Post
Originally posted on Truly Open Minds and Hearts:
By Mel Harkrader Pine I understand that many of my conservative and libertarian friends believe that the war on Christmas is real, but like much in today’s polarized world, I don’t get it. A Jewish Buddhist Unitarian Universalist Contrarian, I grew up in a Christmas-loving culture. I often…
Re-Blog: Tribes, and How to Get Beyond Them
Originally posted on Truly Open Minds and Hearts:
By Mel Harkrader Pine I made a solo 1,500-mile driving round trip recently, which gave me the opportunity to catch up to some books I had been wanting to read, or in this case listen to. I was surprised, and enlightened, by two that incongruously fit together.…
The Veteran’s Paradox
“I don’t like war. Or killing. Or destroying lives and families and endless property. But I was a voluntary part of it.”
Right Understanding – Jack Kornfield, Re-Blog
Article by Jack Kornfield offers pointers for anyone seeking spiritual wholeness. Whether it’s the Eightfold Path or another.
Is That a Shame?
Originally posted on Truly Open Minds and Hearts:
By Mel Harkrader Pine “A lot of people seem to think I started this business,” (Elvis) Presley told Jet magazine in 1957. “But rock ‘n’ roll was here a long time before I came along. Nobody can sing that music like colored people. Let’s face it: I…
Re-Blog: The News Media’s Biggest Bias
Originally posted on Melting-Pot Dharma:
There’s a story about Korean Zen Master Seung Sahn (1927-2004): One morning his students saw him reading the newspaper as he ate breakfast. They chided him: “You tell us, ‘When you eat, eat. When you read, read.’ But now you’re eating and reading.” Seung Sahn looked up from his newspaper…
Re-Blog: Walking Buddhas
Originally posted on Peace Paul's Blog:
When we speak of Enlightenment, we often think of the Buddha sitting peacefully under the Bodhi Tree. This Buddha is ubiquitous; found in temples, religious murals, on home altars, and even in pop art. We forget, however, that the Buddha lived most of his life in public teaching,…
Re-blog from September 2015: I Know How Joe Biden Feels
Originally posted on Melting-Pot Dharma:
I know how Joe Biden feels. I don’t think I’ve ever used that phrase before, because of course we can never know. But this time I think I’m close enough for horseshoes and hand grenades. Joe lost his 46-year-old son Beau less than four months ago, on May 30. Two days…