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Ye old Order kid now on a new adventure...
by Daniel Bigelow 16 Nov '24

16 Nov '24

Hi there Order Ecumenical! It's Daniel Bigelow, son of the late, great William Bigelow, reaching out to the ICA crowd to introduce my latest venture. I'm creative partly thanks to you, so enjoy the fruits! Over the years I've teamed up with a buddy on creative projects. Now we call this partnership LaLa-Arts. We're pleased to announce we've just finished a website and are excited to show you! www.LaLa-Arts.com <http://www.lala-arts.com/> I hope you'll enjoy it and pass us on to folks you know and spread the word! Happy Holidays! =Daniel Bigelow 323-337-5578 www.DanCanDraw.com <http://www.dancandraw.com/>

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Justin Morrill service
by Elizabeth Caperton 13 Nov '24

13 Nov '24

Eileen Morrill Howard asked me to share this link to Justin’s service. Elizabeth Caperton Dear Friends, Last week we had a wonderful celebration of Justin’s life. Many have asked if we were filming it and we did. Below are links to the memorial service and to the wonderful slide show prepared by my nieces, Emily and Courtney Chandler. Thanks to all who sent memories and well wishes to our family. We appreciate it. If you wish to get in touch with our mom, her details are below the links. Video of Memorial Service, Program and Poetry : https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HxF7p-wkBsPMkCFCKiQXJQDBBX5RqHQ1?us… Slide Show - Pictures of Justin's Life https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yoNRX1_iuzje1tOTMO44r57K7YoRQ7k2/view?usp=… Del Morrill 7290 Rosemount Circle, #112 Tacoma 98465 Phone: (253) 365-1321 Thank you, Eileen Morrill Howard

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afterwords: self-care and furious mourning over the crisis in masculinity/the news media/the Silicon Valley oligarchy
by W. J. 13 Nov '24

13 Nov '24

Writer Anne Lamott wrote: I have some concerns.A few of you may, too, like possibly 69 million of you. Sigh. If you are anything like me, you can barely remember having ever felt so stunned, and doomed, except when someone very close to you died, or divorced you, or the godawful biopsy results came back.It’s a little as if the godawful biopsy results came back, and 73 million people cheered and gloated. So, yes, definitely, this is not ideal. We are in for a dark and scary ride. My response to crisis and the end of the world has always been to figure out whom to blame, how to numb the pain, and how to fix miserable realities. I have not been having much luck with any of these. Reality seems nauseatingly real. We got skunked, but good.We can’t even blame it on the electoral college this time. I hate that.I don’t know. God, do I not know. I majorly megatron do not know. So at first that might seem like the end of the discussion, but if you listen to my personal husband, Neal, that’s actually the beginning.“I don’t know,” he suggests, is the portal to freedom. I was raised by atheist intellectuals, and my parents’ solution to everything was to know. To figure it out. But when Neal’s clients are being badgered by themselves or family to answer a difficult question or challenge, he teaches them to say, “I don’t know.” It opens up possibilities. This gives us a shot at being curious, rather than certain, which is a dead end. Paul Tillich wrote that the opposite of faith is not doubt, but certainty. I am a jello mold of uncertainty right now, with horrible shredded carrots in it. I don’t know how things are going to shake down, except that #47 will almost certainly destroy the economy with his tariffs and tax cuts for the very rich and corporations, and then the plates of the earth will shift again. I don’t know what we do next, although I am going to take a walk and a nap at some point today, take care of people who are really suffering, and get everyone a glass of water. Why aren’t I freaking out more? I don’t know. I just believe in goodness, radical self care, and that grace bats last. So sue me.Also that more will be revealed. We’ve only been in this new reality for a few days. When Chou En Lai, the first premier of China, was asked his thoughts on the French Revolution, he took drag on his Gauloise (bleu) and answered, “Too soon to tell.”Wednesday, a pundit whom I respect tweeted that the resistance seemed muted. I loved this: It had been ten hours since we lost.But when? I don’t know. Beginning with what? I don’t know. How do we keep the faith in goodness? I don’t know. We just do.What happened Tuesday had been in the works for years but we weren’t paying attention or couldn’t quite believe it. Jung said, “What we don’t bring to consciousness, comes to us as fate. And we need—eventually—to take a look at that. Not today.Today? We take care of ourselves and those we love. We always, always take care of the poor, with donations, or bags of groceries to local food pantries. We get outside: Wednesday morning, at 7:00, Neal suggested we take a walk. This was the last thing I wanted to do, but I headed out beside him and our spiritual service dog. After ten minutes or so, I said grimly, “This was not a good idea.” Everything was too intense and real. I felt like a burn victim. Then ten minutes later, I began to see beauty all around me, in nature and neighbors, and our good dog. When I noticed how droplets sparkled amid grass stems, it helped me begin to breathe again. Left foot, right foot, left foot, breeeeeathe: this, and kindness, are all we need to know right now; today. I send you my best love and a big hug. You are all so amazing to me. Rebecca Solnit wrote on x.com: They want you to feel powerless and to surrender and to let them trample everything and you are not going to let them. You are not giving up, and neither am I. The fact that we cannot save everything does not mean we cannot save anything and everything we can save is worth saving. You may need to grieve or scream or take time off, but you have a role no matter what, and right now good friends and good principles are worth gathering in. Remember what you love. Remember what loves you. Remember in this tide of hate what love is. The pain you feel is because of what you love. The Wobblies used to say don't mourn, organize, but you can do both at once and you don't have to organize right away in this moment of furious mourning. You can be heartbroken or furious or both at once; you can scream in your car or on a cliff; you can also get up tomorrow and water the flowerpots and call someone who's upset and check your equipment for going onward. A lot of us are going to come under direct attack, and a lot of us are going to resist by building solidarity and sanctuary. Gather up your resources, the metaphysical ones that are heart and soul and care, as well as the practical ones. People kept the faith in the dictatorships of South America in the 1970s and 1980s, in the East Bloc countries and the USSR, women are protesting right now in Iran and people there are writing poetry. There is no alternative to persevering, and that does not require you to feel good. You can keep walking whether it's sunny or raining. Take care of yourself and remember that taking care of something else is an important part of taking care of yourself, because you are interwoven with the ten trillion things in this single garment of destiny that has been stained and torn, but is still being woven and mended and washed. And from Our mistake was to think we lived in a better country than we do | Rebecca Solnit: Our mistake was to think we lived in a better country than we do. Our mistake was to see the joy, the extraordinary balance between idealism and pragmatism, the energy, the generosity, the coalition-building of the Kamala Harris campaign and think that it must triumph over the politics of lies and resentment. Our mistake was to think that racism and misogyny were not as bad as they are, whether it applied to who was willing to vote for a supremely qualified Black woman or who was willing to vote for an adjudicated rapist and convicted criminal who admires Hitler. Our mistake was to think we could row this boat across the acid lake before the acid dissolved it.We knew what the problems were, and we wanted to fix them. The principal problems that got us to this bleakest moment in American history are intertwined. They are the crisis of masculinity, the failure of the mainstream news media and the rise of Silicon Valley, and in a way they are all the same problem. (read the whole article below!) Finally, a word lifted from Corita Kent: ...damn everything that is grim, dull, motionless, unrisking, inward turning, damn everything that won't get into the circle, that won't enjoy. That won't throw its heart into the tension, surprise, fear and delight of the circus, the round world, the full existence... -- S. Helen Kelly Damn everything but the circus! -- e. e. cummings * * *At the very thought of "circus"a swarm of long-imprisoned desires breaks jail.Armed with beauty and demanding justiceand everywhere threatening us with curiosityand spring and childhood,this mob of forgotten wishesbegins to storm the supposedly impregnable fortificationsof our present. -- e. e. cummings Damn everything but the circus! Demand justice!And take very special care of yourselves. Marshall | | | | Kamala Harris | The Guardian <p>News about Kamala Harris, 49th US vice-president under Joe Biden, including comment and features from the Gua... | | | Links in the message (2) | | | Our mistake was to think we lived in a ... | | | x.com |

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More from Kaira Jewel: [Daily Meditations] 11/13/2024: Are We Made For These Times? More Practices from Kaira Jewel
by Ellie Stock 13 Nov '24

13 Nov '24

| | | | The Creation Spirituality Lineage Calling All Social and Environmental Activists, Mystic Explorers, Justice Makers, Cosmic Thinkers, Earth Keepers Daily Meditations with Matthew Fox | | | | | | | | | | Watch for Matthew Fox's video meditation -- now appearing every Monday! Be sure to catchMatthew's newest social media channel on Instagram! | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Are We Made For TheseTimes? More Practices from Kaira Jewel 11/13/2024 | | | | | | As the results of the election ripple out, learn the deeper stakes involved. Get your copy of Trump & the MAGA Movement as Anti-Christ: A Handbook for the 2024 Election today! Choose your format in the book block below. | | | | | | | | Are we really made for these times? Are we up to it spiritually? What does it take spiritually speaking to be up for times like ours? Can we ground ourselves in practices that work for us while not getting overly attached to any one practice as Meister Eckhart taught? Can we be curious about other ones, whether from our own or other traditions? | | We are considering some practices as laid out by Kaira Jewel Lingo from her tradition as a nun in Thich Nhat Hahn’s community in Plum Village, France, and other places around the world. Here is one: Moving throughout your day, notice the people,animals, | | | | | | | | | Kaira Jewel Lingo reflects on how compassion can be our greatest protection, during an online workshop on “Meeting Times of Crisis with Wisdom, Resilience and Balance”. London Insight Meditation | | plants, situations in your life and silently remind yourself, ‘This is me.’ On seeing a flower or a tree, ‘this is also me.’ Encountering other persons, ‘they are also me. I am also them.’ Another meditation of equanimity in times of distress is this: First, take a fewminutes to feel your breathing and your body. Allow yourself to open and settle, right here, right now…Now visualize yourself in a large, open clearing or field with grass, trees in the distance, and a big sky above. Sitting in the field, bring to mind a situation that’s causing you some distress. Invite the problem that is breaking your heart in the world come with you into the field and sit right next to you. Draw a circle that embraces you both and offer this prayer: May I open to this moment, just as itis. May my heart be at ease with conditions of my life. Repeat each phrase a few times softly. | | | | Lotus flower found in Penshurst Place & Gardens, Penshurst, United Kingdom. Photo by Zoltan Tasi on Unsplash. | Now enlarge the circle by ten yards in diameter. How does it feel to experience more space around you and yourproblem? What is happening in your body? Repeat this phrase: | | As much as I would like things to be different, Things are the way they are in this moment. Now enlarge the circle to 30 yards in diameter. How do you feel? Practice this phrase: May I open to the flow of joys and sorrows with understanding and equanimity. Now let the circle grow to encompass the entire field–lots of space. Wheredo you wish to be in the field? Go there. Where is your problem in relation to you? Repeat these phrases or not. Let them go if you prefer: May I open to this moment just as it is May my heart be at ease withconditions of my life. Now sit in the middle of the field again and let your problem be near or far away. Watch the sun as it sets over the treetops giving yourself over to the beauty of this moment. The problem is doing the same. | | You must of course maintain your strength, your clarity, your purpose to resolve the problem, but you do not need to waste your energy in frustration, fear, and anxiety about it. Breathe in the beauty, the serenity of the moment: ‘May I open to this moment, just as it is.’ Return toyour body in the present | | | | | | | | | Kaira Jewel Lingo leads a guided meditation on opening to our Buddha nature, during an online workshop on “Meeting Times of Crisis with Wisdom, Resilience and Balance”. London Insight Meditation | | moment, gently open your eyes and move your hands and feet. And recite this Plum Village song: And when I rise, let me rise Like a bird, joyfully And when I fall let me fall Like a leaf, gracefully Without regret.* | | | | | | | | * KairaJewel Lingo, We Were Made For These Times: 10 Lessons for Moving Through Change, Loss, and Disruption, pp.93-97. See Matthew Fox, “Meister Eckhart Meets Buddhism via Thich Nhat Hanh,” in Fox, Meister Eckhart: A Mystic-Warrior for Our Times, pp. 35-56. And Fox, One River, Many Wells: Wisdom Springing From Global Faiths, “From Fromlessness, Nothingness”; “Meditations and Mindfulness,”, pp. 157-170,189-217. And Rev. Matthew Fox and Lama Tsomo, The Lotus & The Rose: A Conversation Between Tibetan Buddhism & Mystical Christianity. And Fox, A Way To God: Thomas Merton’s Creation Spirituality Journey. AndAdam Bucko and Matthew Fox, Occupy Spirituality: A Radical Vision For a New Generation. Banner Image: No separation: meditation by the sea. Photo by processingly on Unsplash | | | | | | Responses are welcomed. To add your comment, or read other comments and enter into dialog, please click HERE to go to our website and scroll down to the Comments field. | | | | | | Queries for Contemplation | | Do these practices assist you to be more present to the crisis at hand in your life and the greater communities’ life? Do they deepen your sense of equilibrium? What other practices do that for you? | | | | | | | | Recommended Reading | | Meister Eckhart: A Mystic-Warrior For Our Time While Matthew Fox recognizes that Meister Eckhart has influenced thinkers throughout history, he also wants to introduce Eckhart to today’s activists addressing contemporary crises.Toward that end, Fox creates dialogues between Eckhart and Carl Jung, Thich Nhat Hanh, Rabbi Heschel, Black Elk, Karl Marx, Rumi, Adrienne Rich, Dorothee Soelle, David Korten, Anita Roddick, Lily Yeh, M.C. Richards, and many others. “Matthew Fox is perhaps the greatest writer on Meister Eckhart that has ever existed. (He) has successfully bridged a gap between Eckhart as a shamanistic personality and Eckhart as apost-modern mentor to the Inter-faith movement, to reveal just how cosmic Eckhart really is, and how remarkably relevant to today’s religious crisis! ” — Steven Herrmann, Author ofSpiritual Democracy: The Wisdom of Early American Visionaries for the Journey Forward | | | | | One River, Many Wells: Wisdom Springing from Global Faiths Matthew Fox calls on all the world traditions for their wisdom and their inspiration in a work that is far more than a list of theological position papers buta new way to pray—to meditate in a global spiritual context on the wisdom all our traditions share. Fox chooses 18 themes that are foundational to any spirituality and demonstrates how all the world spiritual traditions offer wisdom about each.“Reading One River, Many Wells is like entering the rich silence of a masterfully directed retreat. As you read this text, you reflect, you pray, you embrace Divinity. Truly no words can fully express my respect and awe for thismagnificent contribution to contemporary spirituality.” –Caroline Myss, author of Anatomy of the Spirit | | | | | The Lotus & The Rose: A Conversation Between Tibetan Buddhism & Mystical Christianity How can we move away from “us vs. them” thinking as our surroundings feel more divided and polarized than ever? Co-authors Matthew Fox andLama Tsomo discuss how Tibetan Buddhism and Mystical Christianity answer this question from unique points of view, with many commonalities and practical tools to break down the barriers between us. “The Lotus and the Rose is an extraordinary example of what can happen when spiritual leaders from different traditions open up and speak from the heart.” — Paul Chaffee, The InterfaithObserver. | | | | | A Way to God: Thomas Merton’s Creation Spirituality Journey In A Way to God, Fox explores Merton’s pioneering work in interfaith, his essential teachings on mixing contemplation andaction, and how the vision of Meister Eckhart profoundly influenced Merton in what Fox calls his Creation Spirituality journey. “This wise and marvelous book will profoundly inspire all those who love Merton and want to know him more deeply.” — Andrew Harvey, author of The Hope: A Guide to Sacred Activism | | | | | Occupy Spirituality: A Radical Vision for a New Generation Authors Adam Bucko and Matthew Fox encourage us to use our talents in service of compassion and justice and to move beyond our broken systems–economic,political, educational, and religious–discovering a spirituality that not only helps us to get along, but also encourages us to reevaluate our traditions, transforming them and in the process building a more sacred and just world. Incorporating the words of young activist leaders culled from interviews and surveys, the book provides a framework that is deliberately interfaith and speaks to our profound yearning for a life with spiritual purpose and for a better world. “Occupy Spirituality is a powerful, inspiring, and vital call to embodied awareness and enlightened actions.” ~~ Julia Butterfly Hill, environmental activist and author of The Legacy of Luna: The Story of a Tree, a Woman, and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods | | | | | Trump & The MAGA Movement as Anti-Christ: A Handbook for the 2024 Election Matthew Fox tells us that he had always shied away from using theterm “Anti-Christ” because it was so often used to spread control and fear. However, given today’s rise of authoritarianism and forces of democracide, ecocide, and christofascism, he turns the tables in this book employing the archetype for the cause of justice, democracy, and a renewed Earth and humanity. For immediate access to Trump& The MAGA Movement as Anti-Christ: A Handbook for the 2024 Election, order the e-book with 10 full-color prints from Amazon HERE. To get a print-on-demand paperback copy with black & white images, order from Amazon HERE or IUniverse HERE. To receive a limited-edition, full-color paperback copy, order from MatthewFox.org HERE. Order the audiobook HERE for immediate download. | | | | | The Return of Father Sky: A Cosmic Mystery for Kids of All Ages The second book in the Father Fox’s Fantastical Fables series, The Return of Father Sky helps boys and girls to celebrate a new relationship with the masculine by way of FatherSky, whose return excites joy and wonder and possibility that enlarge the soul to welcome others and all creation. Written in a rhyming Dr. Seuss-like style, this full-color, beautifully illustrated book, written by world- renowned theologian Matthew Fox weaves together modern science and classic spirituality in a whimsical, entertaining format to illustrate important truths to readers aged 4 and up. With artwork curated from illustrators around the world, this book expresses the joy and wonderof all peoples and cultures, planting seeds of respect, cooperation and hope to work together for the healing of our planet. | | | | | | | | | UPCOMING EVENTS See Matthew Fox's full calendarHERE | | | | | | MONTHLY: Join Matthew Fox, Mariko Middleton, and Skylar Wilson of the Order of the Sacred Earth in a free virtual meeting for connection and networking with other mystic warriors. Last Tuesday of every month, 4:00-5:00pm PT. Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88665302478 Meeting ID: 886 6530 2478 Learn more at www.orderofthesacredearth.org | | | | | | | Join Matthew Fox and Brian Swimme in a free online event hosted by The Shift Network: “Access the Creational Energy of the Universe: Explore the 4 Paths of Creation Spirituality to Revitalize Your Work, Wellbeing & Evolution” Thursday, November 14, 5:30pmPT. Register HERE. | | | | | | | | | Join Matthew Fox, Rev. Nóirín Ní Riain, and celebrated Irish performers Owen Ó Súilleabháin, and Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin in an Interfaith Advent celebration of Irish sacred music and storytelling to honor the varied Festivals of Light and explore the mysteries they reveal. Saturday,December 7, 9:00am – 11:00am PT. Register HERE. | | | | | | | Join Matthew Fox as he discusses his two children’s books, Father Fox's FantasticalFables – In the Beginning There was Joy and The Return of Father Sky in an Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat, online. December 19, 4:00pm-5:30pm PT Register HERE. | | | | | | | Creation Spirituality Conversations | | | | | | | | | Adam Bucko and Kaira Jewel Lingohost a Christian Buddhist Gathering and Talk by special guest Matthew Fox on his book Trump & the MAGA Movement as Anti-Christ: A Handbook for the 2024 Election. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | View this post, video, and more on our website | | | | | | Daily Meditations with Matthew Fox is made possible through the generosity of donors. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation. Thank you! | | | | | | Inspired by this post? Share your insights on Universeodon, Instagram or Twitter using the hashtag #RevDrMatthewFox and tag Matt with @RevDrMatthewFox FOLLOW MATTHEW FOX: | | | | | | | | Did you receive this email from afriend? You can subscribe to our daily meditations via the opt-in box on the sidebar at DailyMeditationsWithMatthewFox.org | | | | PO BOX 424533 San Francisco CA 94142 US Unsubscribe | Change Subscriber Options

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Re Kaira Jewell Lingo: [Daily Meditations] 11/12/2024: From Buddhism: More Spiritual Practices To Deal with Grief
by Ellie Stock 12 Nov '24

12 Nov '24

| | | | The Creation Spirituality Lineage Calling All Social and Environmental Activists, Mystic Explorers, Justice Makers, Cosmic Thinkers, Earth Keepers Daily Meditations with Matthew Fox | | | | | | | | | | Watch for Matthew Fox's video meditation -- now appearing every Monday! Be sure to catchMatthew's newest social media channel on Instagram! | | | | | | | | | | | | | | >From Buddhism: MoreSpiritual Practices To Deal with Grief 11/12/2024 | | | | | | As the results of the election ripple out, learn the deeper stakes involved. Get your copy of Trump & the MAGA Movement as Anti-Christ: A Handbook for the 2024 Election today! Choose your format in the book block below. | | | | | | | | This past year a very fine book came out with a title that seems to speak to our situation today. It is called We Were Made For These Times: 10 Lessons for MovingThrough Change, Loss, and Disruption. | | Its author is Kaira Jewel Lingo who was a nun in Thich Nhat Hanh’s Buddhist community for 16 years. Her reflections are drawn from that tradition, but she also includes teachings from Meister Eckhart and Thomas Merton and other Christian mystics. | | | | | | | | | Kaira Jewel Lingo introduces her book, Ten Lessons in Moving through Change, Loss, and Disruption. Watch her series of 10 lessons, companion to the book, HERE. | | Kaira Jewel is African American and her father was a minister who worked with Dr. King and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He became a “devoted student of Thich Nhat Hahn” and was ordained a Buddhist Dharma teacher in 2008. She cites her father: When we see ourselves as victims, that is the separate self. When we see ourselves as beloved, that is no-self. In the name of transparency, I confess that Kaira Jewel is a friend of mine now and she married my good friend Adam Bucko, with whom I co-authored the book, Occupy Spirituality: A Radical Vision For a New Generation, and who is an Episcopal priest in the diocese of Long Island. I was present for their memorable and ecumenical wedding and they share a commonvision for an ecumenical monastery that is dedicated both to activism and to contemplation. | | | | Sign for Our Lady of the Resurrection Monastery. From Kaira Jewel Lingo’s website. | They have acquired a former Russian Orthodox monastery property located about 45 minutes north of New York City where they will put their visioninto | | practice. Meanwhile, they are active in contemplation/action networking. Is it true that, with all the concern and doom unleashed by election 2024, “we are made for these times”? One hopes so. One hopes we can rise to the challenge and develop both the deep spirituality and the smart and savvy political consciousness that can turn this lemon into lemonade. That we can participate in a re-doing of democracy and how we do it and put the brakes onclimate denial and appeals to hatred and vengeance and stand up to an utterly corrupt and compromised unsupreme court and senate and media and bogus religion and value-free education and more. | | One argument that we are “made for these times” is this: We are here. Each of us was born in these times of moving from modern to post-modern, from the age of Pisces to the age of Aquarius, from a time of religion to a time of spirituality. The fact that we are here is a pretty good argument that we are made for these times. | | | | | | | | | “What (Republicans) want least…is to realize that half the country went to bed sad…and woke up…fired up with a new sense of purpose.” Rachel Maddow affirms that today’s Americans were made for these times. MSNBC | | Joanna Macy, in her 90’s, attended a meeting I was part of a few years ago and when handed the microphone, said: Isn’t it wonderful that we are alive at this critical time for planet Earth and our species? What a privilege to be so chosen. All of us. Tomorrow we will share someuseful practices from Kaira Jewel for dealing with our grief and empowering us for the tasks ahead. For today, let me leave you with just one which is called a “Remembrance” of our mortality and that of our institutions, all things being impermanent. Breathe in: All that is dear to me willchange. Breathe out: No escape from being separated from those I love. Breathe in: My actions are the only thing I take with me. Breathe out: There’s no escape from the consequences of my actions. Repeat: My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground on which I stand.* | | | | | | | | *Kaira JewelLingo, We Were Made For These Times: 10 Lessons for Moving Through Change, Loss, and Disruption, pp. 90,70. See Matthew Fox, “Meister Eckhart Meets Buddhism via Thich Nhat Hanh,” in Fox, Meister Eckhart: A Mystic-Warrior for Our Times, pp. 35-56. And Fox, One River, Many Wells: Wisdom Springing From Global Faiths, “From Fromlessness, Nothingness”; “Meditations and Mindfulness,” pp. 157-170,189-217. And Rev. Matthew Fox and Lama Tsomo, The Lotus & The Rose: A Conversation Between Tibetan Buddhism & Mystical Christianity. And Fox, A Way To God: Thomas Merton’s Creation Spirituality Journey. AndAdam Bucko and Matthew Fox, Occupy Spirituality: A Radical Vision For a New Generation. Banner Image: All things are transient: young monks clear the Hevajra Sand Mandala away, Tharlam Monastery, Boudha, Kathmandu, Nepal. Photo by Wonderlane on Flickr. | | | | | | Responses are welcomed. To add your comment, or read other comments and enter into dialog, please click HERE to go to our website and scroll down to the Comments field. | | | | | | Queries for Contemplation | | Are you beyond seeing yourself as a victim and instead seeing yourself as a beloved? What are the implications of that for working for social, economic, gender, racial and eco-justice? Do you agree that your actions are your only true belongings? | | | | | | | | Recommended Reading | | Meister Eckhart: A Mystic-Warrior For Our Time While Matthew Fox recognizes that Meister Eckhart has influenced thinkers throughout history, he also wants to introduce Eckhart to today’s activists addressing contemporary crises.Toward that end, Fox creates dialogues between Eckhart and Carl Jung, Thich Nhat Hanh, Rabbi Heschel, Black Elk, Karl Marx, Rumi, Adrienne Rich, Dorothee Soelle, David Korten, Anita Roddick, Lily Yeh, M.C. Richards, and many others. “Matthew Fox is perhaps the greatest writer on Meister Eckhart that has ever existed. (He) has successfully bridged a gap between Eckhart as a shamanistic personality and Eckhart as apost-modern mentor to the Inter-faith movement, to reveal just how cosmic Eckhart really is, and how remarkably relevant to today’s religious crisis! ” — Steven Herrmann, Author ofSpiritual Democracy: The Wisdom of Early American Visionaries for the Journey Forward | | | | | One River, Many Wells: Wisdom Springing from Global Faiths Matthew Fox calls on all the world traditions for their wisdom and their inspiration in a work that is far more than a list of theological position papers buta new way to pray—to meditate in a global spiritual context on the wisdom all our traditions share. Fox chooses 18 themes that are foundational to any spirituality and demonstrates how all the world spiritual traditions offer wisdom about each.“Reading One River, Many Wells is like entering the rich silence of a masterfully directed retreat. As you read this text, you reflect, you pray, you embrace Divinity. Truly no words can fully express my respect and awe for thismagnificent contribution to contemporary spirituality.” –Caroline Myss, author of Anatomy of the Spirit | | | | | The Lotus & The Rose: A Conversation Between Tibetan Buddhism & Mystical Christianity How can we move away from “us vs. them” thinking as our surroundings feel more divided and polarized than ever? Co-authors Matthew Fox andLama Tsomo discuss how Tibetan Buddhism and Mystical Christianity answer this question from unique points of view, with many commonalities and practical tools to break down the barriers between us. “The Lotus and the Rose is an extraordinary example of what can happen when spiritual leaders from different traditions open up and speak from the heart.” — Paul Chaffee, The InterfaithObserver. | | | | | A Way to God: Thomas Merton’s Creation Spirituality Journey In A Way to God, Fox explores Merton’s pioneering work in interfaith, his essential teachings on mixing contemplation andaction, and how the vision of Meister Eckhart profoundly influenced Merton in what Fox calls his Creation Spirituality journey. “This wise and marvelous book will profoundly inspire all those who love Merton and want to know him more deeply.” — Andrew Harvey, author of The Hope: A Guide to Sacred Activism | | | | | Occupy Spirituality: A Radical Vision for a New Generation Authors Adam Bucko and Matthew Fox encourage us to use our talents in service of compassion and justice and to move beyond our broken systems–economic,political, educational, and religious–discovering a spirituality that not only helps us to get along, but also encourages us to reevaluate our traditions, transforming them and in the process building a more sacred and just world. Incorporating the words of young activist leaders culled from interviews and surveys, the book provides a framework that is deliberately interfaith and speaks to our profound yearning for a life with spiritual purpose and for a better world. “Occupy Spirituality is a powerful, inspiring, and vital call to embodied awareness and enlightened actions.” ~~ Julia Butterfly Hill, environmental activist and author of The Legacy of Luna: The Story of a Tree, a Woman, and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods | | | | | Trump & The MAGA Movement as Anti-Christ: A Handbook for the 2024 Election Matthew Fox tells us that he had always shied away from using theterm “Anti-Christ” because it was so often used to spread control and fear. However, given today’s rise of authoritarianism and forces of democracide, ecocide, and christofascism, he turns the tables in this book employing the archetype for the cause of justice, democracy, and a renewed Earth and humanity. 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Memorial for Truman Mark Dove Oct. 11, 2024
by Lynda C 10 Nov '24

10 Nov '24

Colleagues, I visited with Janelle Dove by phone today and learned that Mark’s memorial service was on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqi0 LdHWd4<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqi0%20LdHWd4> John and I have just watched it and were honored to be present in this virtual way. The service was at Friendship Village in Dublin, OH where they have been part of the community for a number of years. Although they considered having the service in one of the churches that Mark helped start, it had been 25 years ago and probably no one there would have known him, so they chose his more recent community. The officiant, Rev. Susan Kiser, was one of Mark’s student pastors in his early ministry, who spoke of the trust and confidence Mark placed in her as a woman in ministry, not so common then. Janelle shared that Susan was a strong support for them as a family and the church during the time of their daughter Shelley’s illness and death. In the video of the service, Susan spoke of Mark’s love of the church and his training with the Ecumenical Institute which had a powerful impact on his life and vision of the church. She also commended his vision of giving his children the opportunity to spend time in other countries: Tim-Paraguay, Shelley-India, and Todd in Japan. In talking about marks of Mark’s ministry: loving one’s enemies and caring for the neediest, Susan shared from Janelle’s little book Reflections on the Journey of Jesus in Haiku Form. The book is part of the Archives’ book section and may be read there. https://icaglobalarchives.org/ We celebrate a life well used to help build the future. We celebrate the team in ministry that Mark and Jenelle and their family demonstrated. Janelle and most of the family are nearby in Columbus. She does not use the computer, but can be reached by old fashioned mail: Friendship Village 6000 Riverside Dr, Apt B 213, Dublin, Ohio 43017. With care to this family Lynda and John Cock

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Shared thoughts
by Nancy Lanphear 09 Nov '24

09 Nov '24

Dear friends My daughter in law Nina sent this piece to me after the election. I find I comforting, illuminating, and wise. From Susan Smit, Dutch author and columnist. “In the journey toward a better world, some destruction is necessary. For a long time, I believed democracy was the ultimate achievement of civilization. But democracy, as we see at home and abroad, cannot save itself or bring about the profound changes needed to solve the great challenges of our time. Trump and other demagogues and autocrats have risen in the vacuum of disappointment with how the world is structured. They serve their own interests, yet unintentionally play a role in essential systemic changes: they accelerate the breakdown of the old order. The creation of a new world, one where we as human beings live in harmony with all other living things, is already happening on an intangible level. You can help build it by nurturing your light, staying connected to the source, and caring for all life around you. By keeping your heart radically open, despite the world’s madness and harshness, for those who need care. By distinguishing what is pure and choosing it over and over. Do not seek refuge in detachment, denial, or escape; instead, attach yourself deeply to this life, this earth, this body, and the purpose of your soul. Embrace your circle of influence. On a tangible level, there will first be even greater chaos. It will become a circus, but you don’t have to buy a ticket. Look deeper, look further, stay calm, and focus on what is taking shape: ancient, feminine values seeking to return to restore balance. You are being called to rise, deeply rooted and attuned, to shine more brightly than you have ever dared. Take the hands of your sisters and brothers, and place yourself in the circle. Accept the tasks you set for yourself. Take your place. Let what wants to die, die. Be a midwife for what wants to be born. And let the circus be what it is.” Sent with love ❤️ Nancy

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Election . . .
by Ellie Stock 07 Nov '24

07 Nov '24

Dear Friends, For me, this is indeed a sad day for the United States, and perhaps the world. Trump's vision and actions are based on illusion--a house of cards built on sand, in the long run unsustainable and destructive. Now, we are called to continue to live into the values and truths that have guided us--love, kindness, compassion, courage, peace, beauty, justice, and gratitude for this amazing, interrelated world--and work toward a sustainable and resilient Earth and all that is in it. It will be a bumpy ride, as humanity and Earth are experiencing a great, maybe the greatest transition affecting and collapsing all humanity's systems and structures and Earth's systems. Wherever we are, we, as individuals and as communities, need to discern how best continue to be sustainable and resilient communities and perhaps be a catalyst for midwifing the yet unseen and new ways of living that will be in sync with Earth and all our relatives--animal, vegetable and mineral. It is raining here today--maybe Earth's tears of grief; but, whether we see it or not, the sun is still there, gifting us another day and the energy with which to live it in humility, gratitude and compassion and passion. Grace and peace ~ Ellie

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a Justin Morrill memory
by Lynda C 06 Nov '24

06 Nov '24

About 1970, the Morrills were assigned to Japan. We were honored to be asked to be the guardian family for their daughter Anita, about 4th grade as I recall. One of the perks of that assignment was that we were able to move from our bunkbed room to their “luxurious” apartment with a pull-out sofa bed and a little kitchenette …and a bathroom! We thought we were in heaven. We have been delighted to stay in touch with this family through the years, and especially to learn of the accomplishments of these three beautiful and talented daughters and families. To Anita, Genevive and Eileen and sons-in-law, and to Del, and all the grandchildren, and great grandchildren, we send our care as they gather to celebrate the completed life of a remarkable man, whose leadership within the order was so care-filled and powerful. And what a father and grandfather he must have been as we watched this family grow on FB postings. Del and Justin have served as powerful role models for decades of care and support. What a legacy for their families. We give thanks for them as a guiding team and colleagues. Like Joan, we appreciated so much Justin’s supportive visits to our various houses as part of the Panchayat treks. And how we all enjoyed the musical talents of this couple in The Cabaret and in various councils and summer programs. A special memory, from many later years when Justin was working as a fund raiser for a Catholic school, is that he asked permission to use one of John’s poems ( God Did Not Promise ) as a Thanksgiving card to the donors of the school. The archbishop of the diocese wrote a front page newsletter article about the poetry, claiming it to be the most meaningful Thanksgiving card he had seen in a long time. So we credit Justin with making this poetry John’s most famous poem. We will be with you in spirit for the Memorial Service on Friday. If there is a zoom link or recording, we would be honored to participate in that way. We are placing a gift in Justin’s memory to the ICA Archives work. Grace and peace, Lynda and John Cock Davidson, NC.

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Re: [Oe List ...] Post Script to : FW: Celebration of life for John Weir Singleton, 1931-2020
by zbarley＠earthlink.net 05 Nov '24

05 Nov '24

Lynda Greetings from Denver. Louise is in Salt Lake City where her oldest son and family live. 1212 Wilmington Ave. SLC UT 84106. Phone 3034789033. Zoe Sent using myEarthLink On Tue Nov 05 16:01:59 MST 2024 Lynda C via OE wrote: Ellen called and asked me to explain that she really hasn’t “lost it.” Her computer was jammed and in the “fix” a lot of old messages came up in the restoration. However, she didn’t notice it for some time. With All Saints and Thanksgiving coming up, it seemed realistic remembrance of gratitude for a colleague. She’s doing well in her new home in SC near some of her family and has her little winter garden planted and coming up on her patio. Zoe Barley, Sunny Walker or Ann Epps or anyone else: I would like to have Louise’s updated address and contact info. Lynda Cock From: OE < oe-bounces(a)lists.wedgeblade.net (mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net) > on behalf of Zoe Barley via OE < oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net (mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net) > Date: Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at 10:30 AM To: Order Ecumenical Community < oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net (mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net) > Cc: zbarley(a)earthlink.net (mailto:zbarley@earthlink.net) < zbarley(a)earthlink.net (mailto:zbarley@earthlink.net) > Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] FW: Celebration of life for John Weir Singleton, 1931-2020 The email with memorial information is dated in 2020. Sent using myEarthLink On Tue Nov 05 05:46:25 MST 2024 RICHARD HOWIE via OE wrote: When I click on the link I get an advertisement. Could anyone help me to sign up? Thanks, Ellen Sent from my iPad > > On Jul 11, 2020, at 8:42 PM, Lynda C via OE < > > > > > > > > > oe(a)lists.wedgeblade.net (mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net) > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > From: > > > Rob Singleton < > > > > > > > > > rob.singleton(a)hsc.utah.edu (mailto:rob.singleton@hsc.utah.edu) > > > > > > > > Date: Saturday, July 11, 2020 at 3:51 PM > To: > > > Rob Singleton < > > > > > > > > > rob.singleton(a)hsc.utah.edu (mailto:rob.singleton@hsc.utah.edu) > > > > > > > > Subject: Celebration of life for John Weir Singleton, 1931-2020 > > > > > > > > This email is sent on behalf of Louise Singleton- > > > > > Dear Family and Friends, > > > > > > We plan a virtual Gathering of Gratitude to celebrate the life of John Singleton on August 8 at 11:00 a.m. MDT. The celebration will consist of a service and, after a five minute break, a virtual reception. Details of the service and instructions for how you can participate are contained in the attached Word document. Please register to join the celebration at: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://bit.ly/johnweirsingleton > > > > > > which also contains additional information. > > > > > > With love and appreciation to all of you who made John's life abundant. > > > > > > Louise > > > > > > Rob, Martha, David, and Will > > > > > > > > > > > > Louise Singleton > > > > 3101 Old Pecos Trail, Unit 509 > > > > Santa Fe, NM, 87505 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > lrsingleton85(a)gmail.com (mailto:lrsingleton85@gmail.com) > > > > J. Robinson Singleton, MD > > > > Professor and Vice Chairman for VA Programs, Department of Neurology, University of Utah > > > > Chief of Service, Neurology, Salt Lake City Veterans Medical Center > > > > > > > > Office > > > > > > > > > 801-581-6770 (tel:8015816770) > > > > Cell- > > > > > > > > > 801-201-4525 (tel:8012014525) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > OE mailing list > > > > > > > > > OE(a)lists.wedgeblade.net (mailto:OE@lists.wedgeblade.net) > > > > > > > > > > > > http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net > > > > >

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