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What is Your Connection?
Musubi 結び means connection, or knot. During prayer, the primary focus of our energy is vertical musubi—vertical connection—between amatsu (heavenly) kami, kunitsu (earthly) kami and ourselves. Our mission beyond this, however, is the practice
May Your Mind Be Like the Ocean
May your growth be like that of trees Whose secrets is patience May your healing be like that of the forests Whose secret is regeneration
Clouds in Each Paper
The “Web of Interbeing” is the concept that all phenomena are interdependent. I particularly like the explanation by Thich Nhat Hanh in the simile called Clouds
The Earth Remembered Me
I thought the earth remembered me, she took me back so tenderly, arranging her dark skirts, her pockets full of lichens and seeds. I slept
In Nature, All is Accomplished
Just two days ago, I was enthralled by these fuzzy buds which called me to touch and stroke their soft, feathery casings in the cold winter
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice marks the change in the solar cycle. The Northern Hemisphere is tilted the farthest away from the Sun. The Sun has the least
Have a Sacred Place
A sacred place is an absolute necessity for anybody today. You must have a place, or a certain time, where you do not know what
Retreat into Nature
Whenever we touch nature we get clean. People who have gotten dirty through too much civilization should take a walk in the woods, or a
Mindfulness
Try to be mindful and let things take their natural course. Then your mind will become still in any surroundings, like a clear forest pool.
Lakota Creations
In the Lakota tradition, a person who is grieving is considered most wakan, most holy. There’s a sense that when someone is struck by the
Forest Bathing
Qing Li, a physician and researcher on the healing properties of forests, has written a book Forest Bathing which offers a thoughtful introduction to the scientifically proven benefits of spending time among the trees.
