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What does God mean to you?

Posted on Nov 16th, 2009 by barbara : eternal presence barbara

As a recovering Catholic, God has taken on different meanings in my life; I had the good fortune when I was very young of being introduced to the Roman Catholic mass in its original Latin and... More »

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Do you see a connection between health and spirituality?

Posted on Nov 8th, 2009 by barbara : eternal presence barbara

Yes, of course there is a connection, but we are not always in control of the outcome of that connection. I am reminded of the time when my brother stepped on a needle just weeks... More »

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What role does spirituality play in your life?

Posted on Nov 6th, 2009 by barbara : eternal presence barbara

Who am I kidding? I can't answer this question. It is like asking the turtle to describe its shell: it is where I live -- it is how I live -- without it I would... More »

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What is the most important aspect or practice in your spiritual l

Posted on Oct 6th, 2009 by barbara : eternal presence barbara

How will I bring my presence to life today? In Viktor Frankl's book, Man's Search for Meaning , he speaks about the question: what is life asking of us and how are we going to... More »

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What does enlightenment mean to you?

Posted on Jul 12th, 2009 by barbara : eternal presence barbara

knowing more than I knew before in a way I never knew I could know it

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If you were enlightened, how would your life be different?

Posted on Apr 9th, 2009 by barbara : eternal presence barbara

Um . . . this presupposes that I am not enlightened right now . . . what a disappointing and disturbing turn of events . . . well, there went THAT illusion. Okay. For the... More »

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What religious figure would you like to have met?

Posted on Feb 5th, 2009 by barbara : eternal presence barbara

Lao Tsu -- although I am not sure he qualifies as a religious figure, his writings that form the basis of the Tao Te Ching are hugely spiritual to me; I am drawn to the... More »

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What are your spiritual goals?

Posted on Jan 31st, 2009 by barbara : eternal presence barbara

There has never been anything else for me except my spirituality . . . I have tried to make other things outside myself like school, people, careers, or hobbies, my central focus, but even within those efforts,... More »

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What is the most difficult thing about your spiritual path?

Posted on Jan 27th, 2009 by barbara : eternal presence barbara

I still struggle with the illusion that my spiritual path and my life path are separate . . . that I can pretend while I am at work that this is my "work" life and... More »

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If you had to pick another religion to practice, what would it be

Posted on Jan 12th, 2009 by barbara : eternal presence barbara

Automatic scream: "No! I won't not pick a religion at all! Ever! You Can't Make Me!" Okay, now that's done, I would pick Buddhism. It is the closest to my growing belief system of our... More »

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