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In this moment I am most grateful for the blessing of Gaia

Posted on Sep 25th, 2009 by  Meenakshi : Connection Meenakshi

The connection to Gaia that I experience at the edge of waking. I am waking up nowadays within a meditation. We are standing in a circle, in the melting embrace of the Mother, looking at... More »

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What was the last thing that touched your heart?

Posted on Aug 27th, 2009 by  Meenakshi : Connection Meenakshi

Whiskers sleeping on the mat in the patio, so innocent, all curled up, so trusting of the world. And here I was watching TV as I relaxed a bit. I wanted to take  a picture,... More »

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Tuning forks- sympathy or compassion?

Posted on Jul 28th, 2009 by  Meenakshi : Connection Meenakshi

Some of us have been talking about sympathy and compassion on my other blog [ Listening for that inner need ]. A thought came to me today: Sympathy helps us to continue to see the... More »

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Consider yourself hugged

Posted on Jun 1st, 2008 by  Meenakshi : Connection Meenakshi

Hugging and global warming...they're linked in a way you may not have envisaged. Painting by Mary Southard "Consider yourself hugged," we'd say to each other sometimes--well, we were shy friends, not demonstrative, and even this... More »

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Is Community Compassion?

Posted on May 4th, 2008 by  Meenakshi : Connection Meenakshi

After blogging about Courage, clarity, commitment, communication yesterday, I began to read Friends' blogs; I just don't get around to doing it daily, as I used to. Partly, it's because of being occupied by my... More »

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Tortoise

Posted on Jan 5th, 2008 by  Meenakshi : Connection Meenakshi

I often think of myself as a tortoise. I carry my home on my back. But today I realized the other characteristic of a tortoise. Many years ago, tortoise was fearful, staying within its shell.... More »

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Pavement dwellers of Mumbai~ kindness or respect?

Posted on Nov 5th, 2007 by  Meenakshi : Connection Meenakshi

Aley's blog on the homeless inspired me to write a short piece on Mumbai's pavement dwellers. America nad Europe have their homeless, usually people who are forced to, or choose to, drop out of the... More »

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About what are you most judgmental?

Posted on Sep 12th, 2007 by  Meenakshi : Connection Meenakshi

Intolerance, and being  judgmental. To get out of the loop, I keep two messages in mind: Comment by a wise child that I am being intolerant of the intolerant and jugmental about both. Reminder by... More »

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Interrupting people while listening

Posted on Sep 5th, 2007 by  Meenakshi : Connection Meenakshi

I am an interrupter. I am a good listener. Can the two go together? Yes, if you can read the speaker's mind. Can the two bring harmony to a conversation? No, because the speaker wants... More »

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How do we experience compassion? Through kindness and empathy

Posted on Aug 19th, 2007 by  Meenakshi : Connection Meenakshi

We've been discussing Compassion and Kindness in the Knights and Maidens ... pod. This came to me about these experiences: Perhaps when we talk about words like compassion and kindness, which are so charged with... More »

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