Links
New Camaldoli Hermitage – Catholic hermitage on the Big Sur coast with a tradition of interfaith acceptance. A great place to unplug (no phone, internet or TV) for a stay in nature and contemplative silence. Guided retreats also provided.
A Network for Grateful Living – An organization founded by Benedictine monk David Steindl-Rast that offers online and community-based educational programs and practices which inspire and guide a commitment to grateful living, and catalyze the transformative power of personal and societal responsibility.
Carl Sagan’s Pale Blue Dot – A must see.
Feathered Photography – If you like birds you really must see this man and his work.
Contemplative Outreach – a spiritual network of individuals and small faith communities committed to living the contemplative dimension of the Gospel.
MAPS – Non-profit organization currently in FDA Phase 3 studies for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). FDA approval is expected sometime in 2023.
Institute of Noetic Sciences – The mission of the institute is to reveal the interconnected nature of reality through scientific exploration and personal discovery.
The Monk and the Rabbi – Episode of Lunch with Bokara. Bokara’s lunch guests are Benedictine Brother David Steindl-Rast and Rabbi Lawrence Kushner. Together they explore the depths of religious fundamentalism, mystical experience, and the power of gratitude and forgiveness.
Ligare – A collaborative society dedicated to making direct experience of the sacred available to all who desire it through the use of entheogens and within the context of the Christian contemplative tradition.
Joni Mitchell “Woodstock” – While the CSN version of Woodstock became the one most people remember, it was Joni Mitchell who wrote and composed this beautiful song of spiritual journey and transformation in 1969.
I came upon a child of God
He was walking along the road
And I asked him where are you going
And this he told me
I’m going on down to Yasgur’s farm *
I’m going to join in a rock ‘n’ roll band
I’m going to camp out on the land
I’m going to try an’ get my soul free
We are stardust
We are golden
And we’ve got to get ourselves
Back to the garden
Then can I walk beside you
I have come here to lose the smog
And I feel to be a cog in something turning
Well maybe it is just the time of year
Or maybe it’s the time of man
I don’t know who I am
But you know life is for learning
We are stardust
We are golden
And we’ve got to get ourselves
Back to the garden
By the time we got to Woodstock
We were half a million strong
And everywhere there was song and celebration
And I dreamed I saw the bombers
Riding shotgun in the sky
And they were turning into butterflies
Above our nation
We are stardust
Billion year old carbon
We are golden
Caught in the devil’s bargain
And we’ve got to get ourselves
back to the garden
