What we know, don’t know and need to know about it. Those who have severe and chronic mental illness often pose diffiicult and sometimes unresolvable problems to us as individuals and to our community. What is right and wrong with how we treat them, and what can be done to improve our services to them, … Continue reading The Treatment of Mental Illness
“Thanks to impermanence, all things are possible.” – Thich Nhat Hahn Our Worship Services are In Person at 1893 N Vasco Rd, Livermore, CA 94551. You can attend services online at the following Zoom link:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82288296993?pwd=U1dlY1BSS1pPUnJpSXVaZG1ObU9kZz09Meeting ID: 822 8829 6993Passcode: Love KN95 or N95 masks are available at the Welcome Desk for those who desire them. … Continue reading Sourcing Our Equanimity
For many, myself included, life seems to have turned up the heat. I find myself rubbing elbows more often with grief, anticipatory grief, and sorrow. What can these feelings teach us and inspire within us? Our Worship Services are In Person at 1893 N Vasco Rd, Livermore, CA 94551. You can attend services online at … Continue reading The Gifts of Grief
These days we all know people that we love but with whom we have serious disagreements. Is it possible to have conversations in these circumstances? Or are we doomed to cut ourselves off from those who disagree? We will explore. Our Worship Services are In Person at 1893 N Vasco Rd, Livermore, CA 94551. You … Continue reading Conversations with Loved Ones When We Disagree
Inspired by the 13 virtues of Benjamin Franklin, the 19th-century Lithuanian Rabbi Israel Salanter built out a system of character refinement system called Mussar. With the advent of the New Year, and the prospect of many of us formulating New Year’s resolutions, Bill Heavlin sketches the Mussar system and braids it together with Buddhist thought. … Continue reading A Second Look at New Year’s Resolutions (with Moose)
