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Setu Retreat: Mantram Journal_066

Item

A spiral-bound notebook page featuring various calligraphy练习 and a prayer.
Title
Setu Retreat: Mantram Journal_066
Alternative Title
Setu Retreat: Mantram Journal
Creator
Karen Blessen
Date
2020
Description
The left page contains a variety of calligraphy练习, including letters (B, Z, W, K, P, Q, Q, V, B, F, K) and a circular doodle resembling a mandala or abstract pattern. The right page displays a prayer in a neat, cursive script: "LORD JESUS CHRIST SON OF GOD HAVE MERCY ON ALL OF US." The date "8.15.20" is written in the bottom right corner.
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
'- Left page: B, Z, W, W, K, P, Q, Q, V, B, F, K
- Right page: LORD JESUS CHRIST SON OF GOD HAVE MERCY ON ALL OF US.
Rights
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