Second Wednesday of Lent — Setting the Alarm

Posted on March 8, 2023 by Daniel J. Miller

Fasting and abstinence are ancient practices integral to a multitude of religions. Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, and Jainism all practice some form of fasting and abstinence. Athletes and actors are commonly fasting or abstaining. Read more [...]

Brother Weeps on Spiritual Practices

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

Once, Brother Weeps began a teaching this way: I received a letter the other day and my pen friend asked: "What is the purpose of spiritual practices?" So, I wrote back. This is what I told her. There are a few basic things most, if not all, authentic Read more [...]

Absolute Attention is Prayer

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: Simone Weil says, “Absolute attention is prayer.” And the more I have thought about this over the years, the truer it is for me. I have used the sentence often in talking about poetry to students, to suggest that if one Read more [...]

The Looking that is Revelatory ~ A Life-Line

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

If someone looks long enough at almost anything, looks with absolute attention at a flower, a stone, the bark of a tree, grass, snow, a cloud, something like revelation takes place. ~ May Sarton Read more [...]

A Purification ~ A Life-Line

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: A Purification At start of spring I open a trench in the ground. I put into it the winter’s accumulation of paper, pages I do not want to read again, useless words, fragments, errors. And I put into it the contents Read more [...]

Life-Line

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Daniel J. Miller

Today's Life-Line is: We learn to praise God not by paying compliments, but by paying attention. Watch how the trees exult when the wind is in them. Mark the utter stillness of the great blue heron in the swamp. Listen to the sound of the rain. Learn Read more [...]

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