perspectives on Jesus
Sometimes listening to people from other traditions describing Jesus is very inspiring, giving us a fresh glance at this luminous figure...
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Sharon Grussendorff
- Dec 27, 2019
- 2 min
in the wilderness prepare the way
In his book “A Sunlit Absence”, Martin Laird wrote: “Remember St. Teresa’s insistence that the radiance of the sun is already risen and...
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Sharon Grussendorff
- Oct 13, 2019
- 1 min
like trees planted by ever-flowing streams of water
Paraphrase of Psalm 1: Blessed are those who recognise the habitual ways of selfishness, greed and contempt; And who choose instead to...
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Sharon Grussendorff
- Sep 29, 2019
- 1 min
beyond the clouds
Flying through a thick bank of clouds is an interesting experience. The view through the aeroplane window is grey and foggy, and there is...
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Sharon Grussendorff
- Dec 30, 2018
- 2 min
present to Presence
As we learn to become present and open to everything that arises in the now, even difficult or painful experiences, we start to discover...
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Sharon Grussendorff
- Nov 6, 2018
- 1 min
Who is your tribe?
I have been pondering a familiar verse from Song of Solomon 2:4 “His banner over me is love.” In the Hebrew Scriptures this word ‘banner’...
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Sharon Grussendorff
- Aug 22, 2018
- 2 min
beyond the veil
The poet Hafiz wrote: ‘Between the lover and the Beloved there must be no veil. Thou thyself art thine own veil – get out of the way!’ I...
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Sharon Grussendorff
- Aug 15, 2018
- 2 min
prophets of hope
We are living in deeply disturbing times, where rampant greed and corruption are flamboyantly and unashamedly parading themselves for all...
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Sharon Grussendorff
- Aug 11, 2018
- 1 min
Waving goodbye to self
I often find it helpful, at the start of my contemplative sit, to wave goodbye to this whole self-absorbed Sharon-fiasco and watch it...
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Sharon Grussendorff
- Jun 20, 2018
- 1 min
Untitled
“There is a surface level of reality and a deeper level, the level of perfect peace, wonder and surprise. This deeper level can be...
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Sharon Grussendorff
- Jun 6, 2018
- 1 min
the prodigal
Paintings by Hyatt Moore and Rembrandt van Rijn I am the prodigal who has wondered far from home, getting lost in the bright lights and...
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Sharon Grussendorff
- Jun 2, 2018
- 1 min
butterfly
This morning a butterfly landed on my shoulder and refused to budge. There was nothing for it but to do my morning contemplative sit with...
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Sharon Grussendorff
- Jun 1, 2018
- 1 min
one wild wind
One wild wind and the fiery beauty of your peak performance falls to the ground. It is ALL love.
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Sharon Grussendorff
- May 21, 2018
- 1 min
the sunlight of awareness
A few nights ago, while I was driving home in the dark, there was a thick fog all the way along the dirt road, to the extent that I...
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Sharon Grussendorff
- May 17, 2018
- 1 min
I Am, you anxious one
Because I am a person with an anxious disposition, I find this poem by Rainer Maria Rilke very comforting and tender: I am, you anxious...
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Sharon Grussendorff
- May 14, 2018
- 3 min
know God’s smile
By exploring the Hebrew words of some very familiar passages of scripture, one can stumble across a wider range of meanings than we are...
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Sharon Grussendorff
- May 9, 2018
- 1 min
in God we live and move and have our being
You cannot not live in the presence of God. You are totally surrounded by God all the time and everywhere. You have no choice in the...
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