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http://tow.charityfocus.org/ Weekly Wisdom From CharityFocus.org Liz Raphael Helgesen iJourney passages are a weekly selection of insightful passages from various wisdom traditions. It all started with couple folks getting together on 'Wednesdays' in the Silicon Valley. iJourney passages are a weekly selection of insightful passages from various wisdom traditions. It all started with couple folks getting together on 'Wednesdays' in the Silicon Valley. CharityFocus.org tow@charityfocus.org tow@charityfocus.org eng inspiration, wisdom, spiritual, service Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:27:33 -0800 <p>When I lived in Hawaii, if the temperature dropped to 65 degrees Fahrenheit, we felt we had been hit with serious winter.&nbsp; In California, 41 degrees was enough to cause complaints. Here in Canada those temperatures are considered balmy when t ... <p>When I lived in Hawaii, if the temperature dropped to 65 degrees Fahrenheit, we felt we had been hit with serious winter.&nbsp; In California, 41 degrees was enough to cause complaints. Here in Canada those temperatures are considered balmy when t ... http://tow.charityfocus.org/?tid=686 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 <p>We have become very skillful in dealing with our daily life; skillful, in the sense of being clever in applying a great deal of knowledge which we have acquired through education and experience. We act skillfully either in a factory or in a busine ... <p>We have become very skillful in dealing with our daily life; skillful, in the sense of being clever in applying a great deal of knowledge which we have acquired through education and experience. We act skillfully either in a factory or in a busine ... http://tow.charityfocus.org/?tid=672 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800 <p>One of the most difficult but necessary skills we need to develop as meditators is learning how to be judicious without being judgmental. An as a preliminary step to developing that skill, it's good to reflect on the difference beween the two.</p> ... <p>One of the most difficult but necessary skills we need to develop as meditators is learning how to be judicious without being judgmental. An as a preliminary step to developing that skill, it's good to reflect on the difference beween the two.</p> ... http://tow.charityfocus.org/?tid=683 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 <p>Endings seem to lie in wait. Absorbed in our experience we forget that an ending might be approaching. Consequently, when the ending signals its arrival, we can feel ambushed. Perhaps there is an instinctive survival mechanism in us that distracts ... <p>Endings seem to lie in wait. Absorbed in our experience we forget that an ending might be approaching. Consequently, when the ending signals its arrival, we can feel ambushed. Perhaps there is an instinctive survival mechanism in us that distracts ... http://tow.charityfocus.org/?tid=675 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 <p>Many spiritual seekers have had glimpses of the absolute unity of all existence, but few are capable of or willing to live up to the many challenging implications inherent in that revelation. The revelation of perfect unity, that there is no other ... <p>Many spiritual seekers have had glimpses of the absolute unity of all existence, but few are capable of or willing to live up to the many challenging implications inherent in that revelation. The revelation of perfect unity, that there is no other ... http://tow.charityfocus.org/?tid=689 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 <p>&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%">As awareness becomes yet subtler, able to discern even the muffled whispers of the mind, we are confronted with what a dying musician friend called &ldquo;the Unfinished Symphony&rdquo; &ndash ... <p>&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%">As awareness becomes yet subtler, able to discern even the muffled whispers of the mind, we are confronted with what a dying musician friend called &ldquo;the Unfinished Symphony&rdquo; &ndash ... http://tow.charityfocus.org/?tid=681 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800 <p>Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands ... <p>Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands ... http://tow.charityfocus.org/?tid=682 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800