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Could You Turn the Other Cheek?
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debramoffitt
If you are slapped on one cheek, turn the other too. – Jesus Non-violence is an elevated way of being. Many of us are raised with feelings of, “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” But moving to a place where vengeance and forgiveness take precedent over payback is a way…
Do the Right Thing!
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debramoffitt
“Do your duty until it becomes your joy.” How often do we have to make choices between doing the right thing and doing the easier thing? My favorite story about doing the right thing which is called dharma in Sanskrit, comes from the Bhagavad Gita and is applicable to anyone. It takes place on a…
A Christmas with Friends
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debramoffitt
Yesterday I joined with a group of Quakers to celebrate Christmas. I don’t know if you’ve ever met a Quaker or participated in their meetings, but in their gatherings, silence is golden. During the hour or so when the group met we sat in a circle in complete stillness. In their tradition, no preacher or…
Money and Spirituality: Marrying the Sacred and the Profane
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debramoffitt
There’s nothing wrong with money or prospering on the spiritual journey. Though often people who have made a commitment to spiritual practice see money as being evil. Money alone has not attributes. But when it becomes the goal and all else falls away then it mars our vision and disconnects us from nature and each…
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