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Death and the Deathless #1

by Alllold Userassigns | Sep 27, 2017 | Articles/PDFs

Joan Tollifson explores death in this powerful article, Death and the Deathless…. “Waking up is like dying. Dying to the past. Dying to the known. Dying to all your thoughts, ideas and beliefs. Dying to who and what you think you are. Dying to all hope and...

Enjoying the Perfection of Imperfection, Joan Tollifson

by Alllold Userassigns | Sep 27, 2017 | Articles/PDFs

This article was witten in 1997 for the book Being Bodies: Buddhist Women on the Paradox of Embodiment, edited by Lenore Friedman and Susan Moon, and published by Shambhala. Joan Tollifson was asked by the editors to write something about her experience as a Buddhist...

Open Awareness

by Alllold Userassigns | Sep 18, 2017 | Articles/PDFs

Stillness Speaks is pleased to offer the Preface and first chapter from Elias Amidon’s book, The Open Path: Recognizing Nondual Awareness as a FREE pdf down load. From the Preface… “This book is a guide for awakening to the spontaneous presence of...

How God as Trinity Dissolves Racism, Richard Rohr

by Alllold Userassigns | Sep 8, 2017 | Articles/PDFs

Richard Rohr talks about current times of division, intolerance, political strife and deep racism. Like much of our nation, I’ve been doing substantial soul-searching to seek understanding about my own actions, beliefs, and behaviors, as well as the systemic patterns...

Transgression, Richard Rohr

by Alllold Userassigns | Sep 8, 2017 | Articles/PDFs

This article by Fr Richard Rohr is about sin, failing, and transgression which are redeemed by mercy, love and forgiveness — the heart of Christianity and all spiritual systems. From the article…. What is sometimes called the “myth of transgression” has...

Silence: Moral Ambiguity and Faith, Richard Rohr

by Alllold Userassigns | Sep 8, 2017 | Articles/PDFs

“…faith cannot be understood or lived without hope and love, hope cannot be understood or lived without love and faith, and love cannot be understood or lived without faith and hope. You might need to read that several times because your mind should be...