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abba (n)

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abba (n) I am trying to unlearn, and then re-learn you Me with my finite body and tiny mind, I have tried to define you, and in that, confine you to a god that serves and acts, instead of a…
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The Myth of Certainty

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To hold questions seriously is much more a source of spiritual wisdom than to have quick and easy certitudes. The ego and the mind want to rush to judgment. What the mystics and the true spiritual directors teach is how…
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A Commencement Address

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. . . I bet I’m beginning to make some parents nervous – here I am, bragging of being a dropout, and unemployable, and about to make a pitch for you to follow your creative dreams, when what parents want…
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The Second Gaze

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It has taken me much of my life to begin to get to the second gaze. By nature I have a critical mind and a demanding heart, and I am so impatient. These are both my gifts and my curses,…
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