Wondrous Prayer We live in modesty and simplicity, palms together, head bowed in gratitude, giving thanks for each inhale and each exhale. We settle deeply, surrendering our bones and our being to the earth, grounded deeply in our precious Hawaii.…
Dawn Morais
Communications Consultant/ Instructor/ Blogger/ Issue Advocate • Born in Kerala. Raised in Malaysia. Living in Hawaii.
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Zen in Hakalau: Akiko’s Prayers
Tagged with: Akiko Masuda, bamboo, bananas, Big Island, Breadfruit, Buddhism, Hakalau, Hawaii, Peace, prayer, Religion and Spirituality, Zen
Posted in Environment, Grace, I BLOG, Peace, Spiritulaity, Sustainability, Uncategorized
Posted in Environment, Grace, I BLOG, Peace, Spiritulaity, Sustainability, Uncategorized
Zen: Buddhist B & B in Hakalau
No TV. Limited Wi-Fi. No cell phone coverage unless you walk down the road to find a hot spot. Silence from 6.30 p.m. to 6.30 a.m. No microwave. No shoes in the house: a sunny yellow and white relic of…
Tagged with: Akiko, Akiko Masuda, Big Island, Buddhism, Buddhist Retreat, Foodshare, Hakalau, Hamakua, Hawaii, Hilo, Meditation, Miyo Harumi, United States, Wailea Valley, Zen
Posted in Big Island, Coqui Frogs, Environment, Hamakua, Hawaiian Values, I BLOG, Listening, Mochi-pounding, Seniors, Sustainability, Uncategorized
Posted in Big Island, Coqui Frogs, Environment, Hamakua, Hawaiian Values, I BLOG, Listening, Mochi-pounding, Seniors, Sustainability, Uncategorized
Of Soft Hearts and Open Minds
Perhaps this is what an evening of “contemplative rhythm” feels like. The evening’s events had nothing to do with the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) directly. But its spirit called to mind the words of Franciscan Sr. Pat Farrell,…
Tagged with: Buddhism, Chaminade University, Da Moms, David Randall, Education, Fujio Matsuda, Henry Gomes, Hongwanji Mission School, Jo Chang, John Dean, Leadership Conference of Women Religious, Pacific Buddhist Academy, Shimeji Kanazawa, Sr. Pat Farrell, Susie Roth
Posted in I BLOG, LGBT Families, Nuns, Uncategorized
Posted in I BLOG, LGBT Families, Nuns, Uncategorized
