craig schollenberger explains mindfulness based stress reduction in this short youtube video
Friday, November 12, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Seminar
There will be a Q&A Session on Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Sunday, Nov. 14 at the First Unitarian Universalist Church on Franklin street in Reading from 12-1 PM hosted by Craig Schollenberger. The session will include information about the physical, emotional and spiritual benefits of Mindfulness. There will be a brief, guided practice as well as opportunity to ask questions about Mindfulness and it's application in everyday life. Here's the overview
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
You are invited
You are invited to a Buddhist meditation Sunday November 7, 8am [led by John Sellers] at the Multifaith Center on the Albright College Campus at 1811 Linden Street (turn right from 13th street onto Bern Street, turn left onto Linden street, house with Multifaith Center sign is on the right, a brick house formerly a faculty residence. We meet at 8AM then proceed with two rounds of sitting, some chanting, two brief periods of walking meditation, and a short Dharma Talk with discussion. We do have sitting cushions.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
diane trieb
i just redesigned & published this website last week
http://www.dianetrieb.com/
diane's speciality is guiding you through the sometimes bewildering process of becoming..
check it out.
blessings
peter
http://www.dianetrieb.com/
diane's speciality is guiding you through the sometimes bewildering process of becoming..
check it out.
blessings
peter
Friday, April 23, 2010
Agnes Sanford
Agnes Sanford's book 'The Healing Light' is an intimate look at the inner workings of prayer and healing. It is remarkable, because it is a first person account of God's Love working through her, not just dry theology. The method is so simple, a child can learn it. It is simply to connect in spirit with the Love of God, send that love to another person, and see him re-created in goodness and joy and peace. The method is simple, but not many Christians have found it.
The Lord that dwells in your heart and in my heart is the same Lord that created the heaven and the earth. If you open your heart to Him, His Love, and Joy, and Peace, and Healing Light will overflow you and flow into the people that need it. Agnes was able to get in the Presence, stay in the Presence, and overflow her Presence to heal those in distress. This overflow must have an outlet, else it will stagnate.
God's love is not just for you, it is for everyone, regardless of their theology, their race, their social standing, or their lack of faith. The reason our prayers fail is because of 'our lack of faith'; because we pray with our mind, and not with our spirit. Her recommendations for prayer are to relax, to meditate on the presence of God within us, and to thank Him for His indwelling power. In her case, this was her unceasing prayer for months (or years?) before she learned of the healing power within her.
She is very aware that the healing light is the Lord working through her, not her 'special gift'. She is also very careful to focus only on the Lord Himself during prayer, not on the condition she is praying for. She has discovered that what she forgives on earth, is forgiven in heaven. The first step of forgiveness is to overcome resentment, and learn to love someone who may be unlovable. The second step is to bless others in the name of the Lord, patiently correcting every
uncharitable thought and replacing it with a thought of love.
All forgiveness is of Him, and as we forgive, we permit Him to set others free by His Love.
As we practice forgiveness, we discover more and more that forgiveness and healing morph into a consciousness of God, and we find after a while, that we desire God more for his own sake than for ours. And in the end, we offer ourselves up to God for His own purposes.
Agnes is very clear that God's Love is for everyone. Even if you don't agree with their theology. Here are some Christians that disagree.
Here's an Agnes Sanford diatribe that calls Agnes' methods 'a dangerous combination of psychology and new-age spirituality; unbiblical theological notions gleaned from a occult spirituality'.
The Berean Call takes Agnes to task for 'spreading her terribly destructive false teachings and therapies throughout the church' and calls Agnes 'the woman who has had the most adverse influence on modern Christianity'.
Here's two more links to Agnes, here and here.
The Lord that dwells in your heart and in my heart is the same Lord that created the heaven and the earth. If you open your heart to Him, His Love, and Joy, and Peace, and Healing Light will overflow you and flow into the people that need it. Agnes was able to get in the Presence, stay in the Presence, and overflow her Presence to heal those in distress. This overflow must have an outlet, else it will stagnate.
God's love is not just for you, it is for everyone, regardless of their theology, their race, their social standing, or their lack of faith. The reason our prayers fail is because of 'our lack of faith'; because we pray with our mind, and not with our spirit. Her recommendations for prayer are to relax, to meditate on the presence of God within us, and to thank Him for His indwelling power. In her case, this was her unceasing prayer for months (or years?) before she learned of the healing power within her.
She is very aware that the healing light is the Lord working through her, not her 'special gift'. She is also very careful to focus only on the Lord Himself during prayer, not on the condition she is praying for. She has discovered that what she forgives on earth, is forgiven in heaven. The first step of forgiveness is to overcome resentment, and learn to love someone who may be unlovable. The second step is to bless others in the name of the Lord, patiently correcting every
uncharitable thought and replacing it with a thought of love.
All forgiveness is of Him, and as we forgive, we permit Him to set others free by His Love.
As we practice forgiveness, we discover more and more that forgiveness and healing morph into a consciousness of God, and we find after a while, that we desire God more for his own sake than for ours. And in the end, we offer ourselves up to God for His own purposes.
Agnes is very clear that God's Love is for everyone. Even if you don't agree with their theology. Here are some Christians that disagree.
Here's an Agnes Sanford diatribe that calls Agnes' methods 'a dangerous combination of psychology and new-age spirituality; unbiblical theological notions gleaned from a occult spirituality'.
The Berean Call takes Agnes to task for 'spreading her terribly destructive false teachings and therapies throughout the church' and calls Agnes 'the woman who has had the most adverse influence on modern Christianity'.
Here's two more links to Agnes, here and here.
Friday, February 12, 2010
be still and know that i am god
a one day meditation opportunity led by jane rohrbach.
march 14-15 at mariawald renewal center, 1094 welsh road, reading pa 19607.
cost $125. respond by february 17. click here for the details.
i'm going.
i'm looking forward to this.
march 14-15 at mariawald renewal center, 1094 welsh road, reading pa 19607.
cost $125. respond by february 17. click here for the details.
i'm going.
i'm looking forward to this.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
welcome to meditation in reading
welcome to meditation in reading
most people have a lot of questions about meditation.
questions about how-to and about the sometimes unfamiliar events.
and of course thousands of meditation teachers have millions of opinions.
hopefully, this blog will spark some dialog.
meditation in reading
meditation in wyomissing
meditation in reading meetup
most people have a lot of questions about meditation.
questions about how-to and about the sometimes unfamiliar events.
and of course thousands of meditation teachers have millions of opinions.
hopefully, this blog will spark some dialog.
meditation in reading
meditation in wyomissing
meditation in reading meetup
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