Thomas Merton

Reflections on vows, theme from Book of Ruth

My whole life changed when I decided not just what I’d like to do, but when I decided who I was committed to being and having in my life. — Tony Robbins The Four Great Bodhisattva Vows Shu jo mu hen sei gan do. Bon no mu jin sei gan dan. Ho mon mu ryo […]

Reflections on Mother’s Day Theme of Wisdom

Mother’s Day Theme – Sophia as Wisdom Patanjali, Buddha, Moses and Jesus did not go to workshops or seminars or even churches. They went directly to nature: sat under a Bodhi tree or on top of a mountain or in a cave. … It is time to return to the source of this inspiration – […]

Meditations on what we leave behind

Meditations on themes from Exodus 33:12-23 and Matthew 22: 15-22 — What blessing will we leave to the land and the people of our lives? What is our legacy? A Legacy (excerpt) — James Lovell … I leave to you a curious loom That I have wrought my dreams upon I beg you lay your […]

Meditations on Three-ness: Trinity Sunday

TRINITY — Michael Bugeja 1. God You have distinct dimensions. They are we: Encyclopedias and alphabets Of the Big Bang, exobiology, Inhabitants on multitudes of planets. Our light cannot escape your gravity. The soul is linked to yours, a diode Through which we must return as energy Until we flare like red suns, and explode: […]

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