Meditation

Mindfulness Meditation

CZ

Mindfulness is a simple word, but it can mean so much. There can be many definitions but this sums it up.

Mindfulness can also be described this way.

Mindfulness is the practice of living in the here and now without judgment. I believe that it is the key to living in today’s world. I believe that it is the key to being a good ally and a good person.

Here is a guided mindfulness
meditation .

Hopefully this will bring you peace and hope as well.

~Namaste
Cricket

Meditation for a Beautiful Day

CZ

By Sara Campbell

Ah, how beautiful is this day. How crisp and clean the air. How clear the sky. How full of life the teeming earth. And we are alive! Yes, we feel the beat of our own hearts, the pulsing of life in our veins, the rhythm of our breathing. We come into the silence of this time with gratitude for this day.
We come also with our needs. Our gratitude stirs us to praise and sing our thanksgiving. Our loneliness draws us into the company of others. Our restlessness draws us into these moments of quiet. Our longing for the spirit brings us before the mystery of the holy. Our desire to heal our own wounds and the wounds of our world brings us here to renew our strength and hope.

And we come into this space because we have gifts to share: words of healing and encouragement for those who are burdened; songs of praise and hope; smiles of comfort and affection; deeds of love and kindness.

Each of us comes to dip into the well that nourishes our hungry spirits. Each of us comes with our own cup of goodness to pour into the well. We drink together. May we be strengthened in our bonds of love and peace.

Source: 1997 UUMA Worship Materials Collection

~Namaste
Cricket

To the Blessing of the Season

CZ

By Ken Sawyer

To the blessings of this season,
may our senses be alert
and our hearts take heed,
for in a busy and sometimes tragic world,
beauty is often the comfort most sure.

To the blessings of warm, accepting human relationship,
may our hearts be open
and our minds take heed,
for in a lonely and sometimes frightening world,
friendship is often the support than upholds us.

To the blessings of high ideals and noble aspirations,
may our minds be open,
and our hands take heed,
for in a troubled and sometimes dangerous world,
justice is often the hope that sustains us.

Forgiving each other and ourselves for all we do not sense,
for the love we do not share,
for the acts of justice we avoid,
let us treasure the parts of ourselves that do respond.

Blessed be the life that comforts, sustains and upholds us,
and blessed be we who do, now and then, awaken to its grace.

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May these words lift and bless you.

~Namaste
Cricket

“Illuminations: a uu app”

CZ

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.uua.illuminations

This app provides you with the principles alway ready at your finger tips as well as links to more in depth writings about the principles. It also includes readings for services.  But my favorite part is the chalice. You can actually sit down with your phone, light a chalice, and take five minutes to meditate or pray. In our busy world, taking time out is a gift.

Remember that taking care of you and your soul is an important part of taking care of the world.

~Namaste
Cricket

Sunday 14 October 2012

Robert

Silent Meeting

Chalice Lighting

Love is the Doctrine

Service: Silent Meeting, Traditional Quaker Worship

Here is a thorough introduction to silent meeting, with links to more in-depth material.

Song: Simple Gifts

‘Tis the gift to be simple, ’tis the gift to be free,
‘Tis the gift to come down where you ought to be,
And when we find ourselves in the place just right,
Will be in the valley of love and delight.

When true simplicity is gained,
To bow and to bend, we shan’t be ashamed,
To turn, turn, will be our delight,
Till by turning, turning we come round right

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