Is heaven a spiritual country club?

February 26, 2014
Religions are divisive and quarrelsome. They are a form of oneupmanship because they depend upon separating the “saved” from the “damned,” the true believers...

All things must pass

February 16, 2014
  All created things must pass. Strive on, diligently.  ~the Buddha's final words Once we get older than 50 or so, people we know (or know of) start dying in...

God places hands on us

January 19, 2014
The Divine places hands on each of us,  and blesses us in its own way. I believe that with all my heart. We can think that we're unlucky or cursed or impotent, but...

Entering the Blue Stone: most important book you could read...

December 9, 2013
India posts will resume tomorrow. Meanwhile, this is absolutely worth knowing about. I hadn't seen my father in more than a year. While it's true I lived 3,000 miles...

India: the Hindu ritual of cremation

December 4, 2013
If only the bones of a person should touch the water of the Ganges that personal shall dwell, honored, in heaven.~verse from the Mahabharata Cremation was unusual and...

India: smiling, happy people

November 15, 2013
The Indian people we have encountered along this journey are some of the happiest, sweetest, nicest I’ve met in my travels, always smiling and wanting to help you. The...

The real meaning of “soulmates forever”

September 16, 2013
I would bear it all broken just to fill my cup. ~ The Decemberists Fairy tales talk about Prince Charming and happily ever after and yes it's true: meeting our...

A visit to the 9/11 Memorial

September 11, 2013
  9/11 memorial tower in the fog It's taken me a long time to write this post, because I wasn't sure what I wanted to say.  But, here goes.  A bunch of women friends...

I’ve got an idea!

May 22, 2013
Actually, I've got too many ideas. My mind is always whirring, chugging along on multiple tracks at the same time and apt to take a right turn at any given moment. Or...

Connecting with the Divine

May 19, 2013
Morocco 2012 Opening the door to the divine is a lot different than religion, it turns out. And it's something I never gave much thought to when I was...

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