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Setu Retreat: Mantram Journal_094

Item

A handwritten page from a notebook with a focus on spiritual and personal reflection, featuring a suicide prevention message and a list of qualities desired.
Title
Setu Retreat: Mantram Journal_094
Alternative Title
Setu Retreat: Mantram Journal
Creator
Karen Blessen
Date
2020
Description
The image shows an open spiral-bound notebook with two pages. The left page contains faint, repeated text that appears to be a suicide prevention message, with the words "UNL SUICIDE STORY" prominently written in the center. The right page has handwritten text listing qualities and attributes, with phrases such as "LORD Jesus," "Christ Son of God," and "mercy on me." Below these, there are additional notes like "intellect," "feeling," "concentration," "focus," "steady hand," "full heart," and "keen mind." The date "10.30.20" is written in the top right corner of the right page.
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:
UNL
SUICIDE
STORY

Right Page:
LORD Jesus
intellect
Christ Son of
feeling
God have
concentration
mercy on
Focus
Steady hand
Full heart
Keen Mind
10.30.20
Rights
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