Why not begin 2018 with forgiveness? And why not start with you? Forgiveness, like gratitude, is a practice that can be cultivated one moment at a time. Forgiveness is the opposite of indulgence, grounding us, reconnecting us to humility and humanity. In forgiving ourselves, we remember that we are human, subject to causes and conditions.Continue reading “Forgiveness 2018”
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Coming in Peace, 2017
Why not start the New Year granting ourselves the blessing of being forgiven—free of any trace of the wounds and limitations we are all trailing due to what we been through and what we did and left undone? This may feel counter-intuitive, given all that has happened in 2016. But forgiveness, like gratitude, is aContinue reading “Coming in Peace, 2017”
Including the Body
Parabola‘s upcoming “Embodiment” is being printed and packed for shipping as we speak. The frantic, last-minute push is over, and now a space opens, a time for collecting ourselves. It is now Passover and Holy Week, an especially rich time to contemplate being in a body. We invite you to try this gentle exercise, bestContinue reading “Including the Body”
Letting Go is Light
The dark time is here. Every year I marvel at the way tiny twinkly Christmas lights make a big difference in the darkness. The decorated houses feel like a extraordinarily generous gestures, pooling together at create an illuminated village, transforming this suburban New York place. Even the giant inflatable “lawn art” seems jolly and American andContinue reading “Letting Go is Light”
Tracy Cochran 