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Thanks for writing, Anita; sorry to delay getting back to you. With respect to the self-righteousness of youth, I meant that there is a certain kind or quality of self-righteousness that young people are more likely to have; older folks have our own…
Scott, I'm glad I got around to reading this post - very thoughtful - I appreciated it muchly. First, I've also noticed this feature of growing older - getting a more balanced perspective of others vis-a-vis myself. And I too have keyed in on compas…
Since I quit my job, I have found it increasingly harder to judge anybody. I’ve been on this trajectory for a long time, but the extra time for prayer and spiritual exercise since walking away from teaching last spring has accelerated the process. A…
A friend of mine had a very negative view of marriage. The way she saw it, people treated it too much like a finish line--the ceremony completed, they were “done.” Of course, anyone who has been married for any length of time knows this to be far fr…
The world you see has nothing to do with reality. It is of your own making, and it does not exist. A Course in Miracles, Lesson 14
The butterflies no longer flock to my daughter.
When Clare was four, her daycare center hatched some butterflies in…
You are welcome, Scott; For me it is a journey not a destination. Perhaps I should have written, "I have better clarity now."
Thanks for getting in touch, John; I'm glad to hear that the goal is attainable!
Wonderful revelation of yourself. Much of it resonates with my own journey to feel my connection with the Divine without outside influence. For you dear soul I hold a Vision of you gleaning your path as guided completely from within.
My solo journe…
Does anyone write something where something has been already written?
Or plant a sapling where one already grows?
No: he looks for a blank piece of paper,
and sows the seed where none has yet been sown.
Brother, sister: be bare earth,
be clean paper…
Does anyone write something where something has been already written?
Or plant a sapling where one already grows?
No: he looks for a blank piece of paper,
and sows the seed where none has yet been sown.
Brother, sister: be bare earth,
be clean paper…
It is quite possible that an animal has spoken civilly to me and I didn’t catch the remark because I wasn’t paying attention. Children pay better attention than grownups. If Fern says that the animals in Zuckerman’s barn talk, I’m quite ready to bel…
We tend to think of chastity as having to do with sex. This is because we tend to think of everything as having to do with sex. A fuller discussion of sexual chastity, continence and celibacy is out of place here, and has been done elsewhere.
I am…
Our mental business is carried on much in the same way as the business of the state: a great deal of hard work is done by agents who are not acknowledged. George Eliot, Adam Bede
While a visitor in a church other than my own, I had a strong negativ…
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- About Me
- I'm a performing composer and writer, and a professed member of the Third Order of St. Francis, a religious order in the Episcopal Church. I attend St. Martin in the Fields Episcopal Church, and live in Philadelphia with my wife and two daughters.
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- http://mandalaband.net
My Blog
Since leaving my college music job this past spring after ten years, I have keeping a blog. I will be gradually reposting it here, but for those who just can't wait to read more, here it is all at once: littleteaboyseverywhere.blogspot.com
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Tipping Point
Since I quit my job, I have found it increasingly harder to judge anybody. I’ve been on this trajectory for a long time, but the extra time for prayer and spiritual exercise since walking away from teaching last spring has accelerated the process. As I’ve grown older, I have become more compassionate.
Anyone who knew me when I was younger knows that this was not always the case; as a callow youth I was inordinately self-righteous, quick to judge and to take sides, incredibly slow to repent, alw… Continue
Anyone who knew me when I was younger knows that this was not always the case; as a callow youth I was inordinately self-righteous, quick to judge and to take sides, incredibly slow to repent, alw… Continue
Posted on July 1, 2010 at 8:30am — 2 Comments
Inukshuks
A friend of mine had a very negative view of marriage. The way she saw it, people treated it too much like a finish line--the ceremony completed, they were “done.” Of course, anyone who has been married for any length of time knows this to be far from true, but the divorce rate being what it is, my friend may have been on to something. People know how to get married, but often don’t give the same attention to making a life together. If people put as much thought into being married as they did in… Continue
Posted on June 15, 2010 at 8:30am —
The Butterfly House
The world you see has nothing to do with reality. It is of your own making, and it does not exist. A Course in Miracles, Lesson 14
The butterflies no longer flock to my daughter.
When Clare was four, her daycare center hatched some butterflies in a small screen tent. On the day they released them, I came to pick Clare up on the playground and saw her standing very still with an ear-to-ear grin and a half-dozen butterflies all over herself. “They just went to her,” her teachers said. The… Continue
The butterflies no longer flock to my daughter.
When Clare was four, her daycare center hatched some butterflies in a small screen tent. On the day they released them, I came to pick Clare up on the playground and saw her standing very still with an ear-to-ear grin and a half-dozen butterflies all over herself. “They just went to her,” her teachers said. The… Continue
Posted on June 1, 2010 at 8:30am —
Bare Earth, Clean Paper
Does anyone write something where something has been already written?
Or plant a sapling where one already grows?
No: he looks for a blank piece of paper,
and sows the seed where none has yet been sown.
Brother, sister: be bare earth,
be clean paper, untouched by writing,
so that you may be ennobled by the pen of revelation—
so that the Gracious One may sow seed within you. --Jalaluddin Rumi, tr. Camille Helminski
"Freedom, O Freedom!" is the cry of the soul. --Vivekananda, "What… Continue
Or plant a sapling where one already grows?
No: he looks for a blank piece of paper,
and sows the seed where none has yet been sown.
Brother, sister: be bare earth,
be clean paper, untouched by writing,
so that you may be ennobled by the pen of revelation—
so that the Gracious One may sow seed within you. --Jalaluddin Rumi, tr. Camille Helminski
"Freedom, O Freedom!" is the cry of the soul. --Vivekananda, "What… Continue
Posted on May 1, 2010 at 8:30am — 3 Comments
Comment Wall (6 comments)
- At 11:33am on January 26, 2010,
Rev. Rhetta Morgan said… - Yes. My number is 267.262.1079
Did we say what time? How about 10 am?
- At 9:22am on January 26, 2010,
Sandy Freid said… - Hi Scott,
I'm hosting a Common Ground Salon in Fairmount on February 19th. Would you like to come. Check out the salons on the website and let me know. It would be nice to have you come. Sandy
- At 2:57pm on January 22, 2010,
Rev. Rhetta Morgan said…
- Can you talk during the day? I could talk next week Thurs or Fri morning.
- At 8:51am on January 20, 2010,
Scott Robinson - MANDALA said…
- Hi, Jahan. We just performed at the Philadelphia Cathedral's annual MLK event, which is where I met Rhetta. We'll also be at the PSALM Salon on February 27.
- At 8:46am on January 20, 2010,
Jahan Tavangar said… - Hi Scott, how are you? Is Mandala still performing? Please keep me informed of your performances.
Warm regards,
Jahan Tavangar
- At 8:35am on January 19, 2010,
Rev. Rhetta Morgan said…
- So glad to hear that your girls liked Ysaye's wonderful song. Yes, let's talk. I'll send my # by message as soon as you are on my friend list. Blessings
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