https://awakin.org/read/ Awakin Readings are a weekly selection of insightful passages from various wisdom traditions, that are used for local circles around the globe. en Sun, 06 Sep 2026 22:46:10 -0700 Weekly Wisdom From ServiceSpace.org ServiceSpace Awakin Readings are a weekly selection of insightful passages from various wisdom traditions, that are used for local circles around the globe. ServiceSpace tow@charityfocus.org https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1779453013/servicespace_400x400.png https://awakin.org/read/ no tow@charityfocus.org (ServiceSpace) https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2816 A real apology asks us to surrender our attachment to innocence, to see ourselves clearly as people capable of causing harm and capable of changing. Accountability asks not only, what did I do? but what made this possible? What did I benefit from no... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2816 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0700 A real apology asks us to surrender our attachment to innocence, to see ourselves clearly as people capable of causing harm and capable of changing. Accountability asks not only, what did I do? but what made this possible? What did I benefit from no... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2813 Dust if you must, but wouldn't it be betterTo paint a picture, or write a letter,Bake a cake, or plant a seed;Ponder the difference between want and need?Dust if you must, but there's not much time,With rivers to swim, and mountains to climb;Music to... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2813 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0700 Dust if you must, but wouldn't it be betterTo paint a picture, or write a letter,Bake a cake, or plant a seed;Ponder the difference between want and need?Dust if you must, but there's not much time,With rivers to swim, and mountains to climb;Music to... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2814   Everybody is a story. When I was a child, people sat around kitchen tables and told their stories. We don't do that so much anymore. Sitting around the table telling stories is not just a way of passing time. It is the way the wisdom gets p... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2814 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0700   Everybody is a story. When I was a child, people sat around kitchen tables and told their stories. We don't do that so much anymore. Sitting around the table telling stories is not just a way of passing time. It is the way the wisdom gets p... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2811 Our mind is not our enemy. It is a sacred gift. It helps us think, question, imagine, and understand the world. But the mind is not the place where life reaches its deepest fulfillment. It is the path that gently leads us to the heart. The mind seek... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2811 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0700 Our mind is not our enemy. It is a sacred gift. It helps us think, question, imagine, and understand the world. But the mind is not the place where life reaches its deepest fulfillment. It is the path that gently leads us to the heart. The mind seek... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2802 Many of us, for whatever reason, have some kind of inborn desire to help others, to make the world a better place. It seems pretty clear that what we have now in our world is a result of the efforts of “mind.” We see that “mind&rdq... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2802 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0700 Many of us, for whatever reason, have some kind of inborn desire to help others, to make the world a better place. It seems pretty clear that what we have now in our world is a result of the efforts of “mind.” We see that “mind&rdq... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2795 A meditation student once went to the mountains, hoping to find silence. He rented a small cabin near a stream, thinking the sound of water would be soothing. At first, it was. The stream sang and shimmered over the rocks, and he sat down to meditate... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2795 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0700 A meditation student once went to the mountains, hoping to find silence. He rented a small cabin near a stream, thinking the sound of water would be soothing. At first, it was. The stream sang and shimmered over the rocks, and he sat down to meditate... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2621 Having gone through too many airports and terminals on my way to destinations around the world, I recently began to think about my experiences: in particular, the ways these monumental facilities shape us, discipline us and use us. Think of the spec... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2621 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0700 Having gone through too many airports and terminals on my way to destinations around the world, I recently began to think about my experiences: in particular, the ways these monumental facilities shape us, discipline us and use us. Think of the spec...