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Welcome To Sage-ing

A sage is a wise person. Therefore Sage-ing is a journey into wisdom. We don't become wiser just because we grow older, but rather we must do inner work to grow in wisdom. The Sage-ing Program helps us do this inner work through deep discussions and studying the thoughts of men and women who have a deep spiritual understanding.

Our classes also help us to develop a greater understanding of ourselves and others through writing about the lives we have led, learning to meditate and working towards understanding our dreams.



Sunday, August 19, 2012

Another Country

Last week we had an enriching discussion using ideas from the internationally known Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh. For me, and I suppose most of us with Western-trained minds, the Buddhist concepts of no death, impermanence, etc. are a bit hard to grasp, but it is good to try. Stretching our minds is like exercising our bodies--we become more flexible and healthy.

This coming Thursday we will be looking at a number of excerpts from the book, Another Country: Navigating the Emotional Terrain of Our Elders by Mary Pipher, Ph.D. There are so many great  ideas and stories in this book we will probably be with it for several weeks.

One of my favorite and most powerful quotes in the book was written by a widow after the loss of her husband of sixty years:

"As sweetly as an opening bud you came to me. As silently as the setting sun you left. Between, one long and glorious day."

May your week be filled with wonder.
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Some of the Books and Films Studied in Sage-ing II Class

  • The Art of Power by Thich Nhat Hahn
  • The Second Half of Life by Angeles Arrien
  • Ageless Body, Timeless Mind by Deepak Chopra
  • From Age-ing to Sage-ing by Rabbi Zalman Schachter Shalomi