Friday, October 19, 2018

BUDDHA'S LITTLE INSTRUCTION BOOK

Jack Kornfield. BUDDHA'S LITTLE INSTRUCTION BOOK. Bantam, 1994.

One of my "finds" at the annual Rotary Book Sale. This is the way I need to learn. Too much abstraction does not work for me. Very calming. Excellent addendum on six types of meditation. So grateful. 


Monday, October 8, 2018

HOW TO KNOW GOD: THE SOUL'S JOURNEY INTO THE MYSTERY OF MYSTERIES

Deepak Chopra. HOW TO KNOW GOD: THE SOUL'S JOURNEY INTO THE MYSTERY OF MYSTERIES. Running Press, 2000.

Spiritual. Inspirational. Seems to me to apply Maslow's hierarchy to images of divinity and to stages of spiritual development. 


THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN

Garth Stein. THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN. Harper, 2008.

Hawthorne Book Club Selection for October, 2018. Love it. Set in Seattle. Race car metaphor. Dog Enzo narrates. 


Wednesday, October 3, 2018

CITY TREATY

Marvin Francis. CITY TREATY. Turnstone, 2002.

Wanted to re-read this one for research on my TRC Quilt. It still stands up. Still reminds me of Martin Luther nailing the Protestant manifesto to the church door, and of Chris Woods sacred urban spaces--McDonalds, West Edmonton Mall, Vancouver street Stations of the Cross, etc. Questioning what are our priorities, and whether the sacred can be resuscitated, and Indigenous culture given space to breathe. 


HOW DEEP IS THE LAKE

Shelley O'Callaghan. HOW DEEP IS THE LAKE: A Century at Chilliwack Lake. Caitlin, 2017. I have owned this copy for some time and decide...