The Buddha

Be Here Now

Aug 28, 2022

Sermon, Spirituality, Stewardship, Wellness, World Religions

Jon Kabat-Zinn, meditation, mindfulness, politics of resentment, Siddartha Gautama, spiritual bypassing, The Buddha, yoga, Zen

We begin with an old story about a traveler who came upon a farmer hoeing in his field. Eager to rest his feet, the wanderer hailed the farmer, who seemed happy enough to come over and talk for a moment. “What sort of people live in the next town?” asked the stranger. “What were the…
The One Thing We Can Be Sure Of: CHANGE

Mar 15, 2020

Beloved Community, Sermon, Spirituality, Unitarian Universalism, World Religions

coronavirus, COVID-19, dealing with uncertainty, managing change, spiritual health, The Buddha

The title of this sermon is, “The One Thing We Can Be Sure Of,” and that one thing we can be sure of is CHANGE. The recent coming of the coronavirus just underscores this perennial fact. School cancelled. The adult national figure skating championships which I and my ice-dancing partner were all set to compete…