Category Archives: Stories

Lessons from a Cherokee Legend

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Earlier today, I was forwarded an email that I found to be very inspiring. I couldn’t help but smile as I read it. It was about an old Cherokee legend – the boy’s rite of passage:
The boy’s father takes him into the forest, blindfolds him and leaves him alone. He is told to sit on [...]

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Sincerity in Prayers

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Earlier today, I was discussing with my friends the importance of religion in our lives and how it never fails to shape us. We were in agreement that all religions do preach and suggest similar if not the exact same lifestyles and morals. However, it is up to the individual to determine the impact religion [...]

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Seeing God in Ourselves and in Others

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

When I was younger, my parents would read me stories from Prayer of the Frog by Father Anthony Di Mello. I’d like to share one of my favourite stories.
The Guru meditating in his Himalayan cave opened his eyes to discover an
unexpected visitor sitting there before him — the abbot of a well-known monastery.
“What is it [...]

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