"A highly individualized spiritual belief system composed of selected elements drawn from various doctrines." — Judie Sigdel
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Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do …
“It’s very simple. As you grow, you learn more. If you stayed at twenty-two, you’d always be as ignorant as you were at twenty-two. Aging is not just decay, you know. It’s growth. It’s more than the negative that you’re going to die, it’s also the positive that you understand you’re going to die, and …
“He is terribly afraid of dying because he hasn’t yet lived.” ― Franz Kafka On Saturday, March 2, Kadam Morten Clausen, Resident Teacher at at Kadampa Meditation Center New York City taught a couple hundred people, including yours truly, how to die. Oh, yeah! Those Buddhists sure know how to have a good time! As if …
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“All the happiness there is in the world arises from wishing others to be happy. All the suffering there is in the world arises from wishing oneself to be happy.” -- Shantideva As I may have mentioned in previous posts, I am a huge horror fan. Post-apocalyptic books and films are my favorites, because they force me …
A few months ago, I decided to take a hiatus from blogging. I did so, in part, to make final edits to my book, Faith without Labels: a Guide to Eclectic Spirituality. But this time out also allowed me to reassess what right livelihood means at this point in my life. In his first sermon …
In my last post, 2017 Post-Mortem Review, I reflected on what I accomplished -- and what I didn't -- from my 2017 vision board. Today, I'd like to encourage my readers to revisit their 2017 and 2018 intentions again based on the Dalai Lama's refreshingly simple and direct guidelines. During his 2018 New Year's day …
When the student is ready, the teacher will appear. -- Anonymous Several years ago, I attended a Chinese-speaking temple for several months with our dear neighbor Melissa. The abbess and congregants went out of their way to ensure that I always knew what was going on by providing a translator for me, and they couldn't …
One must always be careful of books," said Tessa, "and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us. ― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel My mother taught me to read before I started kindergarten. She set up a classroom in our garage, complete with a blackboard and flash cards. By the time I reached …
Eclectic Spirituality 