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thoughts-7/20/2020- do things exist? mysterianism, monism, pantheism
An extremely prevalent and useful model of the Universe is that there are many different things that exist, each of which has an edge to it, which separates it from all that is not that thing. Examples of things are: elementary particles, such as electrons, individual molecules, such as water,... Continue reading
Posted Aug 18, 2024 at Eddie Miller's blog
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My Spiritual Wellness Practice, as of 7/9/23
Each morning after a cup of coffee, I choose to get out of my usual mode of verbal consciousness (i.e.with random, wandering, verbal, discursive thoughts about the past and future) by visualizing different aspects of what’s happening in nine breathing cycles (see addendum 1). Then, in my ‘trance’, I mentally... Continue reading
Posted Jul 9, 2023 at Eddie Miller's blog
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quoatations about theology
The God of each is the God of all, but in order to comprehend that God we each have to make our own God. Some of us seek justice, we can seek for God Who is just. Some of us look for beauty, we must find it in the God... Continue reading
Posted Jul 9, 2023 at Eddie Miller's blog
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quotations from Thich Nhat Hanh
Thich Nhat Hanh, “Please call me by my true names” “Don’t say that I will depart tomorrow – even today I am still arriving. Look deeply: every second I am arriving to be a bud on a Spring branch, to be a tiny bird, with still-fragile wings, learning to sing... Continue reading
Posted Jul 9, 2023 at Eddie Miller's blog
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quotations from Buddhist wisdom
The bird of paradise alights only on the hand that does not grasp. - John Berry That people are unknowing does not mean that they are unknowing like cows or goats. Even ignorant people look for a pathway to reality. But, searching for it, they often misunderstand what they encounter.... Continue reading
Posted Jul 9, 2023 at Eddie Miller's blog
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quotations about the nature of the self
By reasoning with oneself and by trying to study oneself analytically it is possible to get nearer to the true knowledge of one's being. If we consider that every part that constitutes our being has its own name -- the hand, the foot, every part of our being has a... Continue reading
Posted Jul 9, 2023 at Eddie Miller's blog
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quotations about gratitude
One single gift acknowledged in gratefulness has the power to dissolve the ties of our alienation.- David Steindl-Rast * * * There are many things to be grateful "for" but, as I ripen with the seasons of life, the many reasons blend into a sacred mystery. And, most deeply, I... Continue reading
Posted Jul 9, 2023 at Eddie Miller's blog
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quotations about peace
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience. - Ralph Waldo Emerson If our minds are agitated by anger and resentment, our efforts to promote peace are more likely to create more conflict and perhaps ignite more violence. An angry mind is not a reliable instrument for promoting peace.... Continue reading
Posted Jul 9, 2023 at Eddie Miller's blog
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quotations from Hazrat Inayat Khan
Every step in evolution makes life more valuable. The more evolved you are, the more priceless is every moment; it becomes an opportunity for you to do good to others, to serve others, to give love to others, to be gentle to others, to give your sympathy to souls who... Continue reading
Posted Jul 9, 2023 at Eddie Miller's blog
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quotations- favorites to ponder, about many subjects
Love wholeheartedly, be surprised, give thanks and praise – then you will discover the fullness of your life. - Br. David Steindl-Rast Our life is frittered away by detail. – H.D. Thoreau Our perception that we have “no time” is one of the distinctive marks of modern Western culture. –... Continue reading
Posted Jul 9, 2023 at Eddie Miller's blog
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My Spiritual Wellness Practice, as of 1/27/21
Each morning after a cup of coffee, I choose to get out of my usual mode of verbal consciousness (i.e.with random, verbal, discursive thoughts about the past and future) by visualizing different aspects of what’s happening in nine breathing cycles (see addendum 1). Then, in my ‘trance’, I mentally say... Continue reading
Posted Jan 29, 2021 at Eddie Miller's blog
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Drumming for Holistic Wellness- a sermon I gave at OUUF on May 3, 2020
Drumming with others is quite good for our social wellness, psychological wellness and spiritual wellness. It’s salutogenic and salubrious in many ways that we’ll explore this morning. It’s one of many great strategies to use in the Game of Life to achieve our goals. Drumming was probably the first form... Continue reading
Posted Oct 19, 2020 at Eddie Miller's blog
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a metta prayer I have been practicing for myself and my loved ones
May ( I ) practice gratefulness May ( I ) practice joy May ( I ) Practice kindness May ( I ) Practice mudita May ( I ) Practice humility May ( I ) Doubt (my) beliefs May ( my ) Body be resilient May ( I ) Be safe... Continue reading
Posted Jun 9, 2017 at Eddie Miller's blog
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some thoughts about boundaries, things, existence
Humans have invented the very useful concept that there are separate things in the universe, many of which have edges (or boundaries) that separate them from other things. But it’s probably wise to often remember that words like edge, boundary and thing are just maps . . . they are... Continue reading
Posted Nov 29, 2015 at Eddie Miller's blog
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some thoughts about pantheism, ontology, what I am
One of the many valid spiritual perspectives and the one that seems to work best for me these days is pantheism, the belief that God is the Universe, the Universe (or Nature, or Divine Cosmic Dance) is God, and that all of the “things” in the universe are manifestations of... Continue reading
Posted Sep 4, 2015 at Eddie Miller's blog
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quotations- from Khalil Gibran
1. Be thankful for the difficult times. They have showed you how strong you can be. “Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” 2. Kindness is a quality of the strong. “Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair,... Continue reading
Posted Oct 1, 2014 at Eddie Miller's blog
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some purposes & goals of the Game of Life- 6/4/14
a spiritual athlete often strives: to skillfully, wisely and lovingly control their thoughts, feelings and actions in the next few moments (the only thing that one can control) to resonate well with the vibrations in other living and nonliving things (listen well, tune in well, connect well) to harmonize well... Continue reading
Posted Jun 4, 2014 at Eddie Miller's blog
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some good trends, by Ed, Jan 14, 2014
1/1/14- some good trends: There are clearly some very bad, worsening problems (e.g. global warming, species extinctions, worsening separation between super-rich and middle class people, our national debt, obesity), but there are also dozens of significant, very good trends, that make me think this has been, and is, a very... Continue reading
Posted Jan 14, 2014 at Eddie Miller's blog
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Why and How We Breathe- by Ed, July, 2013
How marvelous it is that from birth thru death we breathe so well! Our autonomic nerves flawlessly activate and relax our diaphragms in tune with our brain’s assessment of how much CO2 waste has built up in our blood. Even if we hold our breath or exercise, blood oxygenation stays... Continue reading
Posted Jan 8, 2014 at Eddie Miller's blog
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Stones are awesome
Posted Jan 2, 2013 at Eddie Miller's blog
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quotations- from John Welwood (e.g. Love and Awakening)
The things we most enjoy-- lovemaking, natural beauty, creative challenges, sports or strenuous exercise-- are those things that bring us alive and fully here. Only between one person and another can the renewal of our world begin. Love becomes a path of awakening-- rousing us from the sleep of old,... Continue reading
Posted Dec 22, 2012 at Eddie Miller's blog
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quotations- from Twain's Puddn'head Wilson's calendar
I wish I owned half of that dog. “Why?” Because I would kill my half. "Adam was but human - this explains all-he did not want the apple for the apple's sake, he wanted it only because it was forbidden. The mistake was in not forbidding the serpent: then he... Continue reading
Posted Dec 22, 2012 at Eddie Miller's blog
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quotations- from Cervantes (most from Don Quixote)
God exalts the man who humbles himself. -Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Look carefully, I tell you, look carefully at what you do, in case the devil is deceiving you. –Sancho Panza, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra I know who I am and who I may be, if I choose. ― Miguel... Continue reading
Posted Dec 22, 2012 at Eddie Miller's blog
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quotations- from Don Miguel Ruiz (most from The Four Agreements)
If you are generous with your love, everyone is going to love you. –Don Miguel Ruiz Once you decide to become a couple, you are there to serve the one you love. . . you are there to serve your love to your lover, to be each other’s servant. .... Continue reading
Posted Dec 22, 2012 at Eddie Miller's blog
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quotations- about change, growth, resiliency
You can't start the new chapter in your life if you keep re-reading the last one. * * * The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become. -Charles Dubois * * * I am not what happened... Continue reading
Posted Dec 22, 2012 at Eddie Miller's blog
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