Dualistic thinking is the well-practiced pattern of knowing most things by comparison. And for some reason, once you compare or label things (that is, “judge” them), you almost always conclude that one is good and the other is less good or even bad.… Read the rest
Death and Dying
Dying Deliciously
“The hills are alive with the sound of mommy!“
That is the opening sentence my sister wrote for our mother’s obituary. The day before Thanksgiving, 2014, our beloved friend and nurturer was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer and given 5 months to live.… Read the rest
Dying Before We Die
Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditation
From the Center for Action and Contemplation
Image credit: Autumn Leaves (detail), Koan, 2018.
Thursday, November 22, 2018
Thanksgiving in the United States
In one way or another, almost all religions say that you must die before you die, and then you will know what dying means—and what it does not mean!… Read the rest
Aging With Awareness
Consciousness and Healing: An Anthology of Integral
Approaches to Mind/Body Medicine. Elseveir, 2004.Ron Valle, Ph.D. and Mary Mohs, L.V.N., M.A.
Awakening: A Center for Exploring Living and Dying
9701 Deer Valley Road
Brentwood, CA 94513
When we resist aging, we resist life itself, since aging is inherent in living.