The natural inclination of the heart is to seek balance and truth, to be in harmony, to delight in beauty. And it is so easy to go astray, to lose our balance as confusion clouds our perceptions. It takes practice to return again and again to beauty and love.
Read MoreWe notice the joys, pain and challenges of our hearts, letting it all rise without judgment or shame.
Read MoreThe heart breaks open with the pain and joy of being alive
And the radiance shines through the cracks.
We are all channels for the holy, here to be of service.
Read MoreTake time to feel your strengths, to give honor to your abilities. Make a commitment to use your power to bring benefit and blessing.
Read MoreGreat is the unfolding of the mystery, accessible to our deepest yearnings. (Psalm 111:2)
Read MoreThe beginning of wisdom is awe. (Psalm 111:10)
Read MoreWhat is it to be a human being — so vulnerable, so fragile, and at the same time only slightly less than gods, strong and powerful, crowned with splendor? (Psalm 8:5-6)
Read MoreNotice acts of kindness and generosity that are bestowed upon you.
Notice the moments you respond to yourself and others with love.
Read MoreWe breathe in the love that flows to us from past generations. Rooted in this love we go forward into the expanse.
Read MorePractice noticing everything with non-judgmental awareness.
Practice noticing everything with gentleness and compassion.
Read MoreThe transformative power of love and generosity
The acts of kindness that change us and the world
Cultivating the commitment to let what we most love and value guide our actions.
Read MoreTo love the world so much that every day something breaks open our hearts
Read MoreDefining the path
Creating practices that guide us
in giving and receiving the Divine love
The continual flow of love in the universe
Love without limit
The journey begins with an invitation to know that we are loved absolutely.
This shall be my meditation day and night: I am loved, I am cherished for being exactly who I am. And through this love I bring forth blessing.
Standing each night to count the coming day can help us be in relationship with the passage of time.
Read MoreIn recent years, “Counting the Omer” has been re-imagined as an invitation to Mindfulness practice: paying attention not only to each day as it passes but also to the individual spiritual qualities that were assigned to it by the 16th century Jewish mystics.
Read MoreFor the sake of the Unification of the Holy One, with presence and awareness, in awe and love to unify the name—yod-heh-vav-heh— in complete unity, in the name of all of Israel,—Hineni— Here I am—prepared and ready to perform the mitzvah of Counting the Omer.
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