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Category Archives: Contemplative Leader
Creativity: Finding Your Path
From the beginning To the present All creation flows from the source. How can I know its meaning? From this. Tao Te Ching, 21 Creativity involves a leap of faith, the freedom to explore, the courage to discover what is … Continue reading
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Communities Beyond Borders
“In separateness lies the world’s great misery, in compassion lies the world’s true strength.” Buddha Diane Dreher’s last blog about healing communities is, partly, the inspiration for this meditation. If I were to reflect on the kind of art that … Continue reading
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The Healing Power of Community
“Wise leaders depend upon their people, Without whom they are lonely exiles. When the parts are separated, There can be no harmony.” Tao Te Ching, 39 These days too many heartless corporations treat people like replaceable parts. In an atmosphere … Continue reading
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Inspiring Community
Who taught you to read and write? How did you survive the moments of loss or disappointment in your childhood? Who took care of you when you were sick or needing special attention? Many years ago I went to one … Continue reading
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Where Do You Find Community?
“The Tao leader creates harmony Reaching From the heart To build community. Tao Te Ching, 49 I rarely see my neighbors. They back their cars out of their garages each morning as they leave for work, then open the … Continue reading
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The Importance of Community
“We are birthed into sangha, into sacred community. It is called the world.” Adyashanti Sometimes it takes a short journey away from home to rediscover the importance of community. Last week I went to the library as I was looking … Continue reading
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Compassion and Self Compassion
“To follow the Tao, Transcend ego. Through loving compassion And find yourself In a higher sense.” Tao Te Ching, 7 The wisdom traditions of Taoism and Buddhism teach the lesson of Oneness. Thus, compassion includes self-compassion. The more we can … Continue reading
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Compassion, Clarity and Right View
Searching for spring all day, I never saw it, Straw sandals treading everywhere Among the clouds, along the bank. Coming home, I laughed, Catching the plum blossom’s scent: Spring at each branch tip, already perfect. – Sung Dynasty Nun I … Continue reading
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Cultivating Compassion
“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.” The Dalai Lama Are you too busy, too rushed to feel compassion for the people around you? Even when we have the best intentions, our capacity for compassion … Continue reading
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Compassion and Action
“Compassion is an aspiration, a state of mind, wanting others to be free from suffering. It’s not passive — it’s not empathy alone — but rather an empathetic altruism that actively strives to free others from suffering.” Dalai Lama One … Continue reading
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