No matter what our age or life experience, we often feel swamped these days by feelings and thoughts that we don’t want to have yet can’t avoid. In this gentle hands-on service for all ages, Rev. Nancy and Britt invite you to name one of these feelings–grief, fear, anger, uncertainty, loneliness–and see it as just … Continue reading Cultivating Kindness for Ourselves
Compassion is one of those experiences that we know when we feel it, but find it much more difficult to explain it. In those times, we turn to the magic of poets to help us sing and bless and open our hearts. Bob Patrick (he/him), Worship LeaderIan Van Sice (he/him), Worship Associate You can view … Continue reading Verses of Compassion
When we want to push someone or something harmful or undesired away, our feeling of aversion usually erupts in anger, hatred, fear, or rejection. Yet in Buddhism, aversion itself is a cause of human suffering. Its opposite is the practice of loving-kindness. As we cultivate compassion this month, let’s explore what orientation toward our current … Continue reading Is Compassion the Antidote to Aversion?