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Thomas Bien
- Dec 25, 2020
- 2 min
Falling in Love
Falling in love is intoxicating. But it is also dangerous. It is no accident that we say we “fall” in love, because in this process we...
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Thomas Bien
- Dec 25, 2020
- 2 min
The Meaning of Life
In his poem Ars Poetica, Archibald MacLeish famously wrote that a poem should not mean but be. And much as we value the idea of finding...
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Thomas Bien
- Dec 25, 2020
- 1 min
The Gift of Spiritual Practice
When I began spiritual practice, now nearly five decades ago, (oh my!), I believe I had a barely conscious belief that I would beyond the...
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Thomas Bien
- Dec 25, 2020
- 1 min
Mind Your Own Business
In Buddhism, we are taught something similar to minding our own business: don’t pay too much attention to other people’s karma. We can...
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Thomas Bien
- Dec 25, 2020
- 2 min
The Way of Self Love
The Bible enjoins us to love our neighbor as ourselves. In other words, love of the other is built upon a foundation of love of self. ...
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Thomas Bien
- Dec 25, 2020
- 1 min
No Expectations
No Expectations Often, when we hear the phrase no expectations, we think of being resigned or defeated, hopeless or even despairing. But...
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