tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811228767705174709.post4059720866001614939..comments2023-06-19T03:55:20.088-04:00Comments on Boston Unitarian: the very spirit of Christ...slthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15780928540224945711noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811228767705174709.post-85470095017497507822011-02-13T06:38:33.886-04:002011-02-13T06:38:33.886-04:00Amen David. I, too, thought of "mindfulness&...Amen David. I, too, thought of "mindfulness" in reading this sermon- it is the fundamental spiritual practice upon which all else is built. <br />Many blessings to you in your work. BUslthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15780928540224945711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811228767705174709.post-76710959673272313692011-02-10T14:56:28.573-04:002011-02-10T14:56:28.573-04:00Brooke Herford has an interesting take on this iss...Brooke Herford has an interesting take on this issue of what's instructive and informative about how one should lead his/her life. <br /><br />His idea about the small tail, the local knowledge as the postmoderns talk about it as compared to the broader discourse.<br /><br />UU focuses, in its fourth principle, on the free and responsible search for truth and meaning not compliance with some creed. This is what Jesus is sayin I think. "Pay attention to your life. Be mindful about your own emotional and cognitive functioning and you wil more like find you way to the Kingdom.<br /><br />The Buddhist idea of mindfulness is gaining much popularity because it asks a person to reflect on one's own functioning and learn from it. This, I think I what Jesus is saying, and what Brooke is trying to point out.<br /><br />I am interested in developing a "listening ministry" which will focus on helping people express their "Life stories". It is in this local knowledge that the spirit truly lives not in some musty text.<br /><br />Love ya, BU. thanksDavid G. Markhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08336565533124142690noreply@blogger.com