Charity Begins At Home

Dedication to God is developed by commitment to one's spiritual practices for God's sake. Service to others is the outgoing movement of the heart prompted by compassion. It neutralizes the deep-rooted tendency to become preoccupied with our own spiritual journey and how we are doing. The habit of service to others is developed by trying to please God in what we do and by exercising compassion for others, beginning with those with whom we live.
- Open Mind, Open Heart by Father Thomas Keating

The Abyss

good to see some action here...

What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves? This is the most important of all voyages of discovery, and without it, all the rest are not only useless, but disastrous. - Thomas Merton

Blogging as Compassionate Artform

Unio Mystica by A. Andrew Gonzalez, originally uploaded by coolmel.

yes, blogging is a compassionate artform. however, i must admit, this practice is not for everyone. it takes guts, ego, sexuality, passion, compassion, insights, and a lot of nonsense to keep up with the practice. but just like any practice, you'll never know whether it sucks or not until you try it yourself. and who knows? if done right, it could even land you a gig in Hollywood.

No One Else But Me

The Buddhabrot - by www.superliminal.com, originally uploaded by coolmel.

is it just me or is this blogsite not getting any action? i'm starting to get lonely here guys. and i thought that this other blogsite sucks.