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On The Night Mom Died

July 10, 2019 by Colin Beavan Leave a Comment

I call this one, “Full Moon On The Water On The Night My Mom Died.”

Filed Under: Relationships, Family and Friendship Tagged With: Death, dying, mom, parent

Eulogy To My Mom

July 10, 2019 by Colin Beavan Leave a Comment

Here is a poem that comes from the funeral ceremony of the Zen tradition of which I am a part. It is called The Human Route Coming empty-handed, going empty-handed – that is human.When you are born, where do you come from?When you die, where do you go?Life is like a floating cloud which appears.Death […]

Filed Under: Relationships, Family and Friendship Tagged With: Death, dying, mom, parent

Yes, I’m a quitter

July 10, 2019 by Colin Beavan Leave a Comment

If you want a life of meaning and purpose, you have to be willing to quit what feels meaningless and purposeless. But if you quit things that are meaningless and purposeless, you leave room for things that have meaning and purpose. Do you think it’s wrong to quit? I used to. I stayed in relationships […]

Filed Under: Happiness and Life Satisfaction, Purpose and Meaning

After Mom’s Death

July 10, 2019 by Colin Beavan Leave a Comment

So when my mom was dying, I’d go and visit her in the morning and then take a break and then go visit her in the afternoon again. One day, I was listening to Bonnie Raitt I Can’t Make You Love Me in the car on the way back to her hospital bed. I got […]

Filed Under: Relationships, Family and Friendship Tagged With: Death, dying, mom, parent

Conversation With My Dying Mom

July 2, 2019 by Colin Beavan Leave a Comment

Visiting my mom, she didn’t say much when I arrived. She seemed to want to doze. I got my computer out to pay her bills while she napped. Then I thought twice. I thought, before I go to bill paying, I’d ask if there was anything she needed to discuss. “Yes,” she said, suddenly alert. […]

Filed Under: Relationships, Family and Friendship Tagged With: Death, dying, mom, parent

The Purpose Of Life–Part 2

February 28, 2019 by Colin Beavan Leave a Comment

The purpose of life is to find the seed of your own compassion and then to help grow that seed in others, says Zen Master Soeng Hyang. My daughter agrees…

Filed Under: Purpose and Meaning, Zen and Meditation

The Purpose And Responsibility Of Life

February 14, 2019 by Colin Beavan Leave a Comment

What is the purpose of life? That may change from moment to moment. But helping others to be able to live out their purpose, too, is probably a big part of it.

Filed Under: Happiness and Life Satisfaction, Purpose and Meaning

Dealing With So Much Conflict In Life And Society

July 24, 2018 by Colin Beavan Leave a Comment

What if, in conflict, we thought as no person is our enemy? What if it is misunderstanding, extreme desire and anger that cause poor behavior? Then, are not misunderstanding, extreme desire and anger are our only enemies? So if we want to stop conflict, shouldnt we reduce misunderstanding, extreme desire and anger?

Filed Under: Activism and Social Change, Happiness and Life Satisfaction, Spirituality and Personal Growth, Zen and Meditation

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