>I’ve had a personal on-again and off-again relationship with meditation for the last five years or so. Everyone who meditates or prays contemplatively has their own personal reasons and results, and when I meditate regularly I know the benefits first hand (click here for 100 examples) . As of late (the past few months) myContinue reading “>A New Poll (on Meditation / Contemplative Prayer)”
Category Archives: Spirituality
>Autumnal Beauty
>While these photos do not necessarily have anything to do with urban simplicity, they definitely exude simplicity in a more natural way. They’re a few photos I took while in East Aurora, NY yesterday…I found the scenery so beautiful I thought I’d share them.
Autumnal Beauty
While these photos do not necessarily have anything to do with urban simplicity, they definitely exude simplicity in a more natural way. They’re a few photos I took while in East Aurora, NY yesterday…I found the scenery so beautiful I thought I’d share them.
>A Reason To Bike
>I love this short video…I identify so much with what the narrator is saying that it could be me speaking (it’s not). It’s only 58 seconds long; if you’re a biker (or not) it is an inspiring little clip on many levels.
A Reason To Bike
I love this short video…I identify so much with what the narrator is saying that it could be me speaking (it’s not). It’s only 58 seconds long; if you’re a biker (or not) it is an inspiring little clip on many levels.
>Mahatma Gandhi (October 2, 1869–Jan. 30, 1948)
>Be the change you want to see in the world. –Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi (October 2, 1869–Jan. 30, 1948)
Be the change you want to see in the world. –Mahatma Gandhi
>Life In The Present
>I’m not sure where I found this image (I like to give credit)…one page led to the next and then the next…you know the drill. Anyhow, this image stopped me in my tracks (or at last in my surf). I try to live simply in many aspects but I often still feel I’m just rushingContinue reading “>Life In The Present”
Life In The Present
I’m not sure where I found this image (I like to give credit)…one page led to the next and then the next…you know the drill. Anyhow, this image stopped me in my tracks (or at last in my surf). I try to live simply in many aspects but I often still feel I’m just rushingContinue reading “Life In The Present”
>Biking and Spirituality
> The “dashboard” of the mule, circa late January 2009 I have often found bicycling more than just a mode of transport from point-A to point-B. Nor is it simply a way to conserve gas money, get exercise, and save the planet…for me bicycling can actually be a meditative and spiritual practice. When I’m inContinue reading “>Biking and Spirituality”
Biking and Spirituality
The “dashboard” of the mule, circa late January 2009 I have often found bicycling more than just a mode of transport from point-A to point-B. Nor is it simply a way to conserve gas money, get exercise, and save the planet…for me bicycling can actually be a meditative and spiritual practice. When I’m in trafficContinue reading “Biking and Spirituality”
>Military Bikes
>Before I write this post I have to qualify it, or at least explain myself. Firstly (and most importantly), I in no way support war…any war over anything, in the country in which I live or any other…I simply cannot agree to kill another human being…we are, I believe, all inter-connected at some basic level,Continue reading “>Military Bikes”
Military Bikes
Before I write this post I have to qualify it, or at least explain myself. Firstly (and most importantly), I in no way support war…any war over anything, in the country in which I live or any other…I simply cannot agree to kill another human being…we are, I believe, all inter-connected at some basic level,Continue reading “Military Bikes”
>Lightening In The City
>No, I did not take this photo…I don’ know who did…I’m not even sure what city it is…I typed in the word “lightening” in bing (I binged it?) and this is one of them that showed up. It has been hot and humid this past week (oppressively so…especially when you work in a kitchen), andContinue reading “>Lightening In The City”
Lightening In The City
No, I did not take this photo…I don’ know who did…I’m not even sure what city it is…I typed in the word “lightening” in bing (I binged it?) and this is one of them that showed up. It has been hot and humid this past week (oppressively so…especially when you work in a kitchen), andContinue reading “Lightening In The City”
>De-Program Yourself
>I love this cartoon…check out all the signage…not too far off-the-mark from modern day subliminal (and not-so-subliminal) messaging. More-and-more these days I’m trying to be myself and not what the “world around me” tells me I’m supposed to be…but I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t difficult.
De-Program Yourself
I love this cartoon…check out all the signage…not too far off-the-mark from modern day subliminal (and not-so-subliminal) messaging. More-and-more these days I’m trying to be myself and not what the “world around me” tells me I’m supposed to be…but I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t difficult.
>Words To Live By
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Words To Live By
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>The Power of Words
>A friend shared this with me today and I thought that I’d pass it along. It’s a reading taken from Ekanth Easwaran‘s book, Words To Live By…it’s his take on the ancient Arab Proverb of the Three Gate Keepers and is pretty powerful (I think)…if only I could remember this every time my often sarcasticContinue reading “>The Power of Words”
Urban Simplicty 