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SEASONS      Seasons  are wonderful but not always easy to take. Each season has beauty to offer. The four seasons bring to mind the four stages of life. Spring means new life, new beginnings, rebirth. It brings to mind school days, graduation, new relationships. Summer is for abundant blooms of every color, romance, weddings, children, adventure, joy. Autumn also means color but of a different hue. Autumn is like middle age, the second half of life where one still has energy to volunteer, to travel. It is harvest time after the work of summer; it is a time where  for most people, the spiritual life becomes a major interest. Then comes winter, a time to surrender  and to cope with the harsher weather_ the cold wind, the darkness, the rain, the frost,  the snow...It is not  an easy season of life to let go of our younger years, our independence, and most of the activities we love. It is not easy to accept the loss of loved ones, especially a pa...

WAR     Why war?... Why war when we claim that we believe in respect for life?... Why war when we say we believe in God's Command: THOU SHALL NOT KILL...? Why war when we say that we believe in Jesus who also said:  LOVE YOUR ENEMY ...? Why war when we express the wish to see an end to suffering?... why, why?... Killing our brothers and sisters for land, power, gold, money, democracy, convenience or to protect the faith/religon, will always generate more injustices, more violence  and  more wars. Leaders try to justify their declaration of war but war leaves too many deaths and too much suffering to justify the action.   ( 70 million human beings suffered and died from wars between 1914-1945 alone)   and that does not include the hundreds of soldiers and others (children, women) who were destabilized emotionally for the rest of their life. When will humankind start acting on its beliefs?... When will we start being channels of peace an...

PEACE      Peace flows from the Spirit, the Absolute Reality; connecting with this Divine Reality assures us of peace. When we worry over events, we lose our peace of mind.  When we trust that all is well,  we regain both our peace of mind and peace of soul (inner peace)......Namaste... Our work for peace must begin within the private world of each of us.    D. Hammarskjold Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.    Einstein Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. Let not your heart be troubled, nor let it fear.  Jn 14:27 I am with you always...  Matt 28:20 Your compassion renews my life and gives me peace.... Ps 118 Compassion is where peace and justice kiss.   Ps 85:10 I am in you and you in me, mutual in divine love.    W. Blake Peace takes root when I recognize that other people also have a right to live in this world, just as they are.   Pope F...

RESTLESS    How many people are not  restless? ...very few.  It is in our nature to yearn for more__more knowledge, more skills, more experiences,  more money, more and new friends, more health, more travelling, or to wish for a different job/career, a different suite/house, a bigger/smaller church/temple, a different car, a different partner...We also yearn to love and to give love, to share, to give blessings and to receive them. The only comfort is to realize that this present life is temporary; we must think of an infinite horizon waiting. Here on earth is always an  incomplete symphony as Karl Rahner wrote. The blessing of getting older is the fact that everything becomes a "God Moment"__a good rest, a cup of tasty coffee, a bright sunny day, a chickadee serenading, a dog wagging its tail, a child smiling, a flower blooming, a visit from a friend or relative, a sunset or sunrise,...everything brings gratitude and delight. My advice: delight in your...

UNIVERSAL/COSMIC CHRIST      Most people fall in love with Jesus of 2 K years ago and rightly so. However, it is now time to also fall in love with the Universal Christ who lives forever, who is everywhere sustaining all of creation and who awaits with love to touch our heart through nature and all our experiences.  Know that Christ and God or the Ultimate Reality are One and for  Everyone. Paul who only knew the risen universal Christ declares: Christ is all in all.   (Col 3:11)   The universal notion of Christ includes everyone and every thing even if different names identify this Reality. This post is inspired by the latest and timely book THE UNIVERSAL CHRIST, 2019 by Richard Rohr. ( Only a universal heart can write like Richard Rohr. If you wonder about Christianity and its theology, this book offers many answers and suggestions.) We are all caught up in the cosmic sweep of Divine Grace and mercy.   p. 166 UNIVERSAL CHRIST Go...

FORGIVENESS    is the most liberating act we can do for ourselves and for others. It brings us peace of mind and of heart; it helps us to heal and to grow. The more serious the offense, the more that is true and the more we need help from the Divine/Spirit within to forgive the one(s) or event which caused us so much grief and harm. It is a God moment. Forgiveness is a decision, not a feeling; it is a decision setting us free . To err is human; to forgive is divine.   Alexander Pope Allah is Ever-Forgiving and most merciful.    Qur'an Run towards me, I will run towards you.  Hadith Let us rejoice. Your brother was lost and now is found.  Lost Son parable (Lk 15:11-32) which is really the story of the Merciful Father. Forgive them, for they do not know what they do... Lk 23:34 Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.   Gandhi When a deep injury is done to us, we never heal until we forgive.  Nelson Mandela Forgive , set it...

DEATH         Most people are afraid of even the word.   Yet, death means new life, free life , free of pain, worries, anxieties... new birth. The Buddhists recommend visiting morgues so as to realize the brevity of life here on earth and the importance of living well.  Christians and, I think that all spiritual people, urge us to reflect on that same truth. EVEN DEATH IS NOT TO BE FEARED BY ONE WHO HAS LIVED WISELY.   Buddha DO NOT FEAR FOR I AM WITH YOU , DO NOT BE DISMAYED FOR I AM YOUR GOD.  I WILL STRENGTHEN YOU.    Is 41:10 WHETHER WE LIVE OR DIE, WE ARE THE LORD'S.     Rom 14:8 DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP IN VICTORY.    1 Cor 15:54 THE GRAVE IS ONLY A CURTAIN FOR THE PARADISE BEHIND.   Rumi LIFE AND DEATH ARE ONE, EVEN AS THE RIVER AND THE SEA ARE ONE.  K Gibran DEATH IS THE TRANSITION TO UNITY WITH ULTIMATE REALITY.  Thomas Keating THE OPPOSITE OF DEATH IS BIRTH....