Welcome to those who are of the mindset that the path to healing in the world begins within.

Currently the world is facing threats from what British Prime Minister David Cameron described this week on 29 August 2014 as "the ideology of Islamic Extremism".  This is not a physical force, but a belief. If our greatest enemy exists in the form of belief, then our best defense as well as offense resides there as well. What if we choose to believe that all living beings share a common destiny? Isn't this in fact true? Death is the one certain & shared experience of all. Perhaps we shape our beliefs to pacify our fear of death & in doing so develop stories surrounding the ritual & belief of the meaning of death to comfort ourselves. Our identity with others who share this story calms our fear & yet it separates us from "others" who gather around a different story. What serves to unite us, we instead use to divide us.

Contemplative Activity:

Breathe deeply. Focus your attention on your body. Experience the movement of your breath through your body. Allow yourself the freedom to release your thoughts & fears, accepting your "self" simply as a body for the moment. Your body is real, it is truth. All life is real, it is truth. Staying connected to simply being a breathing body releases you from your story, your beliefs & unites you to all of life. Common ground is found in this space.