Parker Palmer, the great educator and philosopher writes about Thomas Merton's statement: "..there is in all things...a hidden wholeness..."* And he goes on to quote Mary Oliver, the poet: "This is the first, wildest, and wisest thing I know...that the soul exists, and that it is built entirely out of attentiveness." In our tradition, the Kabbalists and Continue Reading
Hanukkah Candles Meditation
Here is a wonderful Hanukkah Candles Meditation I learned from my teacher Rabbi Jordan Bendat-Appel. This is my interpretation and some additions. (To hear Jordan's original video teaching, see the link below.) Meditation 1. Before you light the candles, arrange everything: menorah, candles and matches, blessing. 2. Sit for a few moments in the Continue Reading