With our annual Flower Ceremony, we honor the dynamic cycles of growth and beauty. We participate in the cycles and flourish. Flowers are impermanent, and yet we have chosen flowers as a symbol of our religious community rather than a rock. Remember to bring a flower to share as part of the ceremony! We hope to … Continue reading Stone Leaf
The world is filled with beauty, grace abounds. And there are very real troubles as well. There is war, anxiety, anger, and injustice aplenty. How do we live in the moment when this moment is not so good? How do we help our children navigate this moment? We hope to see you in person! Our … Continue reading Living in the Moment
Poets tell us the moon is mysterious, beautiful, compelling, strange, romantic, and hidden. Why do we love the moon so? What is the draw we feel toward it? We hope to see you in person! Our COVID policy has been suspended and masking is now optional. Online information ..https://zoom.us/j/95471218370?pwd=aDNjcnhIb3ZSeHlHTjdwanh6c1g1dz09Meeting ID: 954 7121 8370Passcode: 069245Phone: +1 … Continue reading Moon Song
In the midst of suffering, it’s possible to be seized by a sight or sound or action whose startling beauty pierces your heart. Such beauty doesn’t necessarily diminish the anguish, but it does give us a glimpse into something vital and wondrous. Do we dare to grab hold of such moments when they visit us? … Continue reading Let Beauty Seduce You
There is a bittersweetness to all of our living, joy and sorrow mingled together. Joni Mitchell’s song “Both Sides Now” reminds us that by embracing the sorrow and loss as well as the joy and love, we can move past our illusions of life to appreciate the beauty of it all. We hope to see … Continue reading Both Sides
Early in the Tao Te Ching, (chapter 2) we are introduced to the paradox of polarities: good and bad, tall and short, beautiful and ugly. The lesson seems to be to embrace both ends of the pole as meaningless. Or are they both equally meaningful? Or is it something else? This Sunday will be our Flower … Continue reading Ugly Tao
Call to mind one of the most beautiful things you’ve ever experienced. Was it a work or art? Or maybe a relationship? Perhaps it was a time out in nature or some other experience that caught your breath. Join us Sunday to share about such times. Also, this is a First Sunday with exciting May … Continue reading Nurturing Beauty
