Category Archives: faith
The Return
It’s funny: I’ve had this blog title floating around in my head for months now. I thought the title was going to be referring to my return to Meeting for Worship after my hip surgery. It’s not, though: it’s about … Continue reading
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Integrity and Right Speech
The slogan I pulled for today is: “I take up the way of speaking truthfully.” which was one of my Precept vows. As a Quaker, we have a Testimony of Integrity that has its roots in Jesus’s command to “let your yea … Continue reading
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Pondering Tattoos and Jesus
I’ve been meaning to write a blog post about a weighty topic, such as Integrity or Solitude, but what’s been going through my mind recently is, on the surface, more superficial: I’ve been pondering getting two tattoos when I turn … Continue reading
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Discontent
I have not been attending Meeting for Worship regularly recently. I have not been meditating regularly recently. …And yet I gave up sweets for Lent, though I haven’t been Catholic for years and don’t really believe in the Resurrection of … Continue reading
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Finding Balance
When I was in 8th grade, I had a theory about how the world worked. The theory was that there was a finite, definite amount of suffering and happiness in the world, and that, consequently, the more I suffered, the … Continue reading
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Christ and the Way of Non-Self
As often happens to me during Meeting for Worship, this morning I found my thoughts turning to Jesus. In particular, I found myself reflecting on Jesus’s statement that one must lose one’s life in order to gain it: “Then summoning … Continue reading
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Introducing Tenzing Chödrön
On Wednesday night, I participated in a ceremony, accompanied by my parents, members of the local sangha/meditation group, my husband, and a friend, to formally take my Buddhist Refuge, Bodhisattva, and Precept vows. During the ceremony, I was given the … Continue reading
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Buddhist and Quaker
I received an email from a reader, asking me questions about being both Buddhist and Quaker. Below is my reply: Hi. Thanks you for your email. I’m also not a fan of most “New-Agey” type of books… I consider myself … Continue reading
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A New Perspective on Jesus
I’ve been thinking about Jesus for a long time. I was raised Roman Catholic and grew up with a deep faith in God. But I was never sure about Jesus. For a while, I believed in the Trinity. I remember … Continue reading
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