What Shimmers from the Silence?
There is something spectacular about the grace of silence. Starting this month, September, the Abbey is going to feature a monthly theme (click over to the Abbey blog to see the beautiful icon). This month we are exploring silence, the first principle of the Monk Manifesto: “I commit to finding moments each day for silence […]
September Theme: Silence
Here at the Abbey, we work to offer you resources to support you in contemplative practice and creative arts. One of the core expressions of what we believe is important to nurture life as a monk in the world is the Monk Manifesto. Each month for the next seven months, we will take one of […]
Drink freely from the life you have been given
I ask for the gift of a moment to sit by Your side The work that I have in hand I can finish afterwards. Now it is time to sit quiet alone with You and to Sing a re-dedication of my life in this Silent and overflowing joy. —Rabindranath Tagore I have been away on […]
Thresholds: “Infinitely Enlarge Your Life”
And you wait, you wait for that one thing that will infinitely enlarge your life; the gigantic, the stupendous, the awakening of stones, depths turned round toward you. The volumes bound in rust and gold flicker dimly on the shelves; and you think of lands traveled across, of paintings, of the clothes of women found […]
Make friends with sunflowers
Hello beautiful monk friends, I have been relishing my summer sabbath time, savoring the sweetness of so many goodbyes. When I chose the word “savor” for this year (or more accurately, when it chose me) I had no idea that I would be spending several weeks without a home or car, saying goodbye to many […]
The Great Migration
It is the time of the great migrations; wild winged ones fly in ragged formations away from the summer fields of plenty, down from the tundra, up from the tropics, ordinary hearts beating against the winds, resisting the updrafts, into the storms, through the autumnal fogs that hide the hunters and the seductions of rest; […]
It’s not too late to make a journey through the desert!
My four-week online class on the Wisdom of the Desert Fathers and Mothers has begun over at Spirituality and Practice, if you want to join us it is not too late. You can still register and once you log on you will be able to read any emails from the first couple of days you might have […]