“Fearlessness is trust.” – Ursula Jarand This essay was originally published to the True Nature community on August 1, 2024. The timing to publish again here seems apropos, as I started another week of training at the temple yesterday, November 25. Here’s hoping some of what I learned last year
“Which part of the future is real and which is not?” “The unexpected and unpredictable is real.” - Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj Edited from original publication on July 1, 2024 to the True Nature community I thought I might be writing about the retreat I just finished managing, or my favorite
This essay has been modified from the version first published to the True Nature community on June 3, 2024 Earnestness: /ˈərnəs(t)nəs/ sincere and intense conviction When my youngest went to Washington D.C. for his 8th grade class trip, my movie-buff 17 year old (at the time -
Recently I caught a clearer glimpse of a phrase that’s supposedly been front-and-center for me for many years now: “pay attention.”
A note from Marcy: This essay was first published for the online CCE community, True Nature, in April 2024. As the opening essay there, it seems again like an appropriate introduction to a new audience, and an opportunity to revisit an important meditation theme for continuing members. I picked up
Welcome, friend - This Quakeresque greeting comes immediately to mind when I consider how to welcome people I have met and not met alike, but all of whom are drawn to some degree by what we’re offering here at the Center for Contemplative Enrichment. You are my friend before