Spiritual Quest

As far back as I can remember, I have been focused on God & my spiritual life. I am writing thoughts & ideas here to share & hopefully to produce some dialogue with others also seeking. I hope others will join this spiritual quest with me.

Monday, September 29, 2025

Poem from Hildegard von Bingen

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I am the one whose praise echoes on high. I adorn all the earth. I am the breeze that nurtures all things green. I encourage blossoms to ...

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Higher Thought

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The usual thought about this and that revolves around common sense and nonsense. The essential spiritual truths are something other, and t...

Saturday, September 20, 2025

The Seed of my Quest ....Blast From the Past

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In 1958, when I started college, If began to examine my beliefs and realized many of them were not based on reality or facts. The first big...

Monday, September 15, 2025

Two vs ONE

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Language can give us clues to spiritual truths. Greek prefix dys- (as in dyspepsia) and the Latin dis- (as in dishonorable) are both deri...

Sunday, September 14, 2025

Freedom or Not?

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Epictetus makes interesting points about freedom. One example is a lion caught and in a cage. He is fed and given water and his basic need...

Monday, September 8, 2025

A Zen Thought

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The one Moon reflects itself wherever there is a sheet of water, And all the moons in the waters are embraced within the one Moon. In th...

Sunday, September 7, 2025

Finding Essence

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There is an ancient story of a father teaching a son , who puffed up by his education , thinks he knows all. The father first tells his s...

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Rev. Dr. Marlene Oaks: My life has been, and is, focused primarily on three areas: spirituality, creativity, and service.

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