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Setu Retreat: Mantram Journal_011

Item

A handwritten page with a circular sticker and some text entries.
Title
Setu Retreat: Mantram Journal_011
Alternative Title
Setu Retreat: Mantram Journal
Creator
Karen Blessen
Date
2020
Description
The image shows an open spiral-bound notebook. The left page is blank except for a circular sticker with the letters "D.E." written in yellow. The right page contains handwritten text in black ink. The text appears to be a mix of questions and statements, with some entries numbered and others left blank. The handwriting is neat and legible.
Identifier
004_061920-111920_setu_retreat
Dates Completed
June 19, 2020 - November 19, 2020
Keywords
Beginning of the pandemic; Kelly; Online retreat; Zoom retreat; Meditation center; Blue Mountain Center of Meditation; Tomales, California; Setu; Bridge; Post-65 chapter of life; Finite bodies; Eight Point program; Mantram; Jesus Prayer; “Lord Jesus Christ Son of God Have Mercy on Us”; Passage Meditation; 2005; Holy name; Immanuel Lutheran Church; Columbus, Nebraska; Church doctrine; Christ’s teachings; Hurricane Katrina; Suffering; Displacement; Dallas; Texas; Mercy; Ancient mantrams; Divine spirit; Covid-19; Lockdown; Stillness; Reflection; Mantram prayer; All living beings; Initials on pages; Right hand page; Prayer practice; Spiritual connection; Repetition; Contemplation; Sacred words
Transcription
b. Or are we a cancer upon the earth?
c. Both?
d. Irrelevant question for SETI Retreat and a big downer!
3. The knowledge of the unity and indivisibility of all life does bring fulfillment. And it also brings sorrow - because in that knowledge, if one hurts, I hurt, too.
4. From the montram back - the imagery of the boat going to the opposite
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