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January 2005 Newsletter

Feature Article

Faith:With Eyes Wide Open

flower An excerpt from Let's Not Call It Meditation: Practical information for people who think they can't sit still and quiet the mind.
By Nina Livingstone

It's difficult to define what faith is. It's easier to describe what it looks like. We know when we see other people living a life of faith. They appear to move effortlessly through their work and family challenges. We notice them fully rejoicing when there's good reason. We notice their stability in chaos. They are the ones that keep on going when the going gets tough. When they lose a job, they say things like, "This could mean new opportunities." Or "Something better must be waiting for me." They are the ones who recover from divorce, illness, and death of a loved one, with resilience and openness for what's next. They feel safe and seem to move on solid ground.

So, how does faith fit into a life of awareness and meditation? Faith usually becomes an issue whenever anyone is caught up in pain, and suffers emotionally, physically, or spiritually. Faith brings us out of confusion, seeking the light of clarity. Having faith in something better than this, is what keeps us going.

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A Question of Interest

Is Personal Guidance Essential?

flower In our everyday life, personal guidance comes in different packages. A book may speak to us on a deeply connected level, or a friend or family member can help us with a fresh perspective. There is actually an endless supply of helpful professional guidance available from psychotherapists, counselors, psychiatrists, health practitioners, as well as competent plumbers, carpenters, and electricians!

Here, we are speaking about the kind of guidance we seek when we are feeling deeply confused, and have enough clarity to want a different perspective from the standard Western approach to the suffering caused by our mental confusion. We are imagining something better than this, and feel drawn to a life with more clarity, compassion and honesty.