About Heart Sessions

Hello all. This blog is intended to honor the group meditations initiated by Tom Sawyer, now carried on by friends of his since his passing. Being physically spread out as we are we have agreed to sit down in our own homes at the same clock time, 9pm EST on Sunday nights. We sit for at least 20 minutes, although sitting for longer periods is no problem if you so choose.


There is no specified technique for these meditations. Precisely prescribed actions sometimes become unauthentic and what is meaningful for one person may not be for another. So if you choose to assist you may use a favored technique or listen within, apply self-honesty, and allow growth. There is no political or economic agenda involved. There are no dues or dogma. The essential point is an honest willingness to help.


Each week there is a suggested focus as posted on this blog. We previously had been using an email list but now, through the kind assistance and generous guidance of Barbara Whitfield and Donald Brennan, we have the pleasure of this blog forum. Loving thanks to you both. Comments may be left by clicking the "Leave Comments Here" link below each post.

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Sunday, January 10

For Sunday January 10th, 2021

Hello everyone, Paul Woodruff, in his book titled simply Reverence, says to have reverence is to stand in awe of Something larger than oneself, be it a human virtue, an ideal concept, or Divine in nature. Watching the events of last Wednesday that exact word comes to mind, reverence, more specifically the lack of it. As history has shown us repeatedly:
Religion without reverence leads to aggressive war.
Power without reverence is aflame with arrogance.
Politics without reverence is blind to the common good, and deaf to advice from the powerless.

Life without reverence is selfish and brutal, meaning that reverence is not solely a function of religion – it is a priority for the continued health of a community. 

Let us sit this evening in reverence, in awe, of that which is beyond our scope. May that awe seep into our lives. May we begin to see a twinkling of the Divine in everyone we meet.

Thank you, each and every one of you,

Richard
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