I read quite a bit of Krishnamurti, probably my favorite philosopher and spiritual teacher. He is forcing me to ask the important questions. I care for a community of people. I am aware that people, especially those who desire to develop their spirituality in community, are incredibly open to abuse, manipulation, oppression, and judgment. They are also very inclined to depend on the discoveries, experiences, beliefs, teachings, methods and advice of others, especially their leaders. Krishnamurti concludes that this is... Read more
About the Wine Fair I attended last night, I didn’t spit enough. ‘Nuff said! Something interesting happened in our community this morning. One of our families is really struggling right now financially. So we collected a secret offering for them. We were able to hand them a sizable cheque. It happens when someone in our community is going through any kind of struggle. They are instantly inundated with food. A couple of families recently received so much food that they... Read more
I am absolutely exhausted again today. One of our young couples, good friends of mine and part of our church, found out earlier this week that the baby she was carrying had died inside her. So last night she was scheduled for a DNC. I went in with her mother and met the young woman in emergency with her husband. They wanted us to stay with them, so we did. We talked the whole evening away, trying to help distract... Read more
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