Yesterday, our Speaking of Faith group listened to a piece on Thich Nhat Hahn. What a holy man he is! His belief that peace begins with the individual makes sense to me, and his wisdom is deep and reassuring. If you have about 50 minutes to listen, I recommend it to you. I embrace many elements of Buddhism, and this gentle reminder was good to hear. I will be looking for his classic work, The Miracle of Mindfulness at the library. I also found The Holy Way, by Paula Huston via this lovely blog. The author comes from a very Christian tradition, but the book's spiritual take on living a simple life has much to offer even a Unitarian Universalist, Quaker, Buddhist, Transcendentalist like me. (Is that too much information?).
Have you discovered Speaking of Faith yet? What are you reading these days? Any fun plans for the long weekend? I'l bet you know where I'm headed...
love that leaf material, Karen! We listen to speaking of faith sunday afternoons here - and loved her autobiog on disc. Have you been catching the NPR series this week on neuroscience and spirituality? Highly recommended!
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yes, yes, yes, loving the series on NPR!
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