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A Good Day: Thanksgiving Reflections

Posted on Nov 11th, 2007 by Balder : Kosmonaut Balder

"A Good Day" With Brother David Steindl-Rast


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Davidu : Skysign
about 19 hours later
Davidu said

Thanks Brother B!

I needed that.  Blessings to you,

David

Balder : Kosmonaut
about 20 hours later
Balder said

You're welcome, David.  I really enjoyed it too.

Here's another nice one I came across yesterday:

Embracing Pain, with Joanna Macy

I think it's a good complement to the gratitude one.

Best wishes,

B.

Davidu : Skysign
1 day later
Davidu said

I liked that clip too, Balder!

Joanna Macy talks about our habit as humans of numbing ourselves to pain. We 'speak it' but we don't 'stay there' with it. In speaking it we move on.  We move on because we fear it and treat it as an enemy to our cheerfulness, and thus we fail to acknowledge that we need pain to alert us to what needs attention.

In my TSK practice I've been working with exercises that point out how describing experience seems to cut us off from the intimacy of direct experience.  When considering why I am grateful for the gifts I have been given, it's true that I don't usually feel grateful for my pain.  This is a worthy meditation, isn't it?

Best to you brother,

David

Saidi : The SAE
11 days later
Saidi said

Wow, cool stuff!

Thank you Balder.

Balder : Kosmonaut
12 days later
Balder said

You're welcome, Saidi! 

Blessings,

Balder

Meenakshi : Loving Light
14 days later
Meenakshi said

Thanks Balder. Gentle voice, gentle visuals.

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