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Blessings

July 09, 2018 by Bob Burnham in Loving Knowledge

Today’s meditation will help you not just count your blessings; it will help you share them with others (and identify obstacles that prevent you from doing so).

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July 09, 2018 /Bob Burnham
blessings, gratitude, Psalm 103, true self
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Connections

June 12, 2018 by Bob Burnham in Loving Knowledge

This meditation can help you develop a sense of connection with God, others, and yourself. For this meditation, you will need a small object such as a leaf, a stick, or a rock.

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June 12, 2018 /Bob Burnham
gazing, creation, goodness, objects
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Blessed Are the Peacemakers

June 12, 2018 by Bob Burnham in Loving Knowledge

This meditation can help you find peace within yourself so you can bring peace to others.

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June 12, 2018 /Bob Burnham
peace, peacemakers
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Nature Walk

June 12, 2018 by Bob Burnham in Loving Knowledge

  "The creatures of the sense world  signify the invisible attributes of God," St. Bonaventure wrote in The Soul's Journey into God. This meditation might help you find God in our natural surroundings.

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June 12, 2018 /Bob Burnham
St. Bonaventure, nature
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Week in Review: Judgment

October 14, 2017 by Bob Burnham in Loving Knowledge

Mercy does triumph over judgment; unfortunately, we can't understand that because we would rather judge than be merciful.

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October 14, 2017 /Bob Burnham
judgment, mindfulness meditation
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Live by the Gun, Die by the Gun

October 06, 2017 by Bob Burnham in Loving Knowledge

In the wake of Las Vegas, let us ask ourselves if we would rather put down our guns of die by them.

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October 06, 2017 /Bob Burnham
Las Vegas, Ignatian contemplation, nonviolence
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Las Vegas

October 02, 2017 by Bob Burnham in Loving Knowledge

We don't need to make sense of tragedies like the shooting in Las Vegas. We need to show loving kindness and compassion. (Photo: ABC News)

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October 02, 2017 /Bob Burnham
world events, metta meditation, Las Vegas, shooting
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Love is Generosity

September 26, 2017 by Bob Burnham in Loving Knowledge

The answer to "I Want to Know What Love Is" (the lead single from Foreigner's fifth album) is a single word: generosity.

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September 26, 2017 /Bob Burnham
generosity, mindfulness meditation, Lou Gramm, Foreigner, 1 John 4:8, 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
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Happy Rosh Hashanah!

September 20, 2017 by Bob Burnham in Loving Knowledge

This meditation might help you have a good and sweet new year. Happy Rosh Hashanah!

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September 20, 2017 /Bob Burnham
examen, Rosh Hashanah
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Wrath and Mercy

September 12, 2017 by Bob Burnham in Loving Knowledge

Today's difficult meditation asks you to examine whether you would prefer to be an agent of God's wrath or God's mercy.

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September 12, 2017 /Bob Burnham
Omid Safi, wrath, mercy, Islam
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In Harms Way

September 10, 2017 by Bob Burnham in Loving Knowledge

The purpose of meditation is to help us extend love, kindness, and compassion to all people, especially those in harms way.

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September 10, 2017 /Bob Burnham
Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Harvey, American Red Cross, loving kindness
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Blessings

September 06, 2017 by Bob Burnham in Loving Knowledge

The question is not what you do with your blessings. The question is how do your blessings lead you to love?

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September 06, 2017 /Bob Burnham
blessings, Psalm 67
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