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500 (plus) Words, January 2021: Taller Than a Dog

January 14, 2021 By Therese DesCamp Leave a Comment

As I took the dog out for our early morning walk Friday, I spotted her best friend down the street. Dolly, whose head rises a little over 18 inches off the ground, could see only the driveway rising … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Discussion, Uncategorized Tagged With: Attention, causality, consciousness, focus, impeachment, spiritual, vantage point

500 Words, August 2020: False Flat

December 10, 2020 By Therese DesCamp Leave a Comment

Recently, my sister introduced me to the term “false flat.” The phrase, coined by bicyclists, refers to a stretch that appears to offer easy riding but actually inclines uphill. The rider is seduced … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Discussion, Uncategorized Tagged With: 500 words, companion, Compassion, False Flat, Pandemic, practice, spiritual

Contemplative in the Kootenays

March 28, 2020 By Wide Spot Admin Leave a Comment

Contemplative in the Kootenays will meet on Saturday, March 28, 2020. The day begins at 10 am and ends at 3 pm. WE WILL BE MEETING ON LINE, DIRECTIONS BELOW. We’ll begin with centering prayer … [Read more...]

Tagged With: centring prayer, communion, connection, contemplative, Contemplative Christianity, lectio divina, meditation, Practices, spiritual, spirituality

Fall Retreat: Love and Suffering

September 27, 2019 By Wide Spot Admin Leave a Comment

The path of mystics, the path of depth, is always the result of love and suffering. Love itself draws us into suffering, because if we open ourselves to the vulnerability of love, we will inevitably … [Read more...]

Tagged With: ashram, centring prayer, connection, contemplative, Contemplative Christianity, group, Helen Luke, interconnection, lectio divina, Love and suffering, meditation, spiritual, suffering, Yasodhara

BirdTalker: One

August 14, 2018 By Wide Spot Admin

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Filed Under: Interfaith, Love, Religion / Faith, Video Tagged With: communion, connection, contemplative, interconnection, Interfaith, meditation, spiritual, spirituality, values

Contemplative in the Kootenays

June 23, 2018 By Wide Spot Admin Leave a Comment

Our June 23rd gathering for Contemplative in the Kootenays will be peripatetic! We'll start off at the Anglican church in Balfour, and hop the afternoon ferry over to Yasodhara Ashram to join in the … [Read more...]

Tagged With: ashram, centring prayer, contemplative, group, Interfaith, lectio divina, meditation, Practices, spiritual, spirituality, Yasodhara

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