Delicacies of Spring
The new growth on the Douglas is bursting forth this week. It’s lovely…and it’s a special treat for the palate! The limey-green tips are tender
May 9, 2023
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2024: Dragons
We have just received the New Years Dragon items!The Omamori carry various prayers for good fortune and protection.The Ema (wooden plaque) invites good fortune. Write
April 13, 2023
木漏日 komorebi
There is a Japanese word, komorebi, which has no direct equivalent in English. It roughly translates as “the sunlight filtering through the leaves in the trees.”
April 12, 2023
Awe
When we are filled with awe in the presence of Nature, we begin to think about things outside ourselves. To see ourselves as part of
April 12, 2023
May Peace Prevail on Earth
When we think and pray ‘May Peace Prevail on Earth,’ all people are embraced by those deep and vast words of love, even though we
April 4, 2023
Activity of the Soul
Consider a man sitting quiet and contemplating, with no purpose or aim except that of experiencing himself and his oneness with the world. He is
March 28, 2023
Root Booster
This week we treated our newly planted forest friends (70 new beings in total) to Root Booster. As we were carefully measuring out each tree’s
March 21, 2023
Trees and Divinity
What is the relationship between kami and trees? And why do we refer to the forest here at Shin Mei Spiritual Centre as “Chinju no
March 7, 2023
Emptiness
One of my favorite writers on spirituality is Thomas Moore. His discussions on emptiness and mystery in “The Soul’s Religion” are particularly compelling. Moore writes,
February 28, 2023
May You Grow Still
May you grow still enough to hear the small noises Earth makes in preparing for the long sleep of winter, so that you yourself may
February 14, 2023