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Fr. Thomas Berry educated and inspired many.  His last book, The Great Work: Our Way into the Future, was certainly read by many of those who worked on Laudato Si’.  It remains a source of guidance and consideration.  What follows are excerpts from this...

“Being aware of the present moment simply means you never believe the illusion that the future is going to be better than what is going on right now.” – Mateo Tabatabi While studying works of great teachers like Lord Byron, Eckhart Tolle, Marianne Williamson...

June 2015 By Shivi Verma Life becomes a gift, an offering, when lived in the present moment. Consequently it becomes suffering and punishment when lived through the matrix of incessant thoughts. Know the power of present-moment awareness and apply...

“Let’s play Ramona.” Those three words from my six-year-old inspire a deep internal cringe (that I attempt to be mindful of). “Ramona” is my daughter’s invented doll game, based on the beloved classic book Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary. Beezus...

by Thich Nhat Hanh: A discourse by the Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh, as told by his disciple Sister Dang Nghie… This is what I heard. Thich Nhat Hanh came to Hollywood to announce that one of his books would be made into a movie. At that time, Thay had...