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 Sat, 09 May 2026 09:21:45 -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=2783 A friend and I often greet each other with the Arabic words, “Ishq Allah.” Ishq is passionate love for God. Crazy love for spirit in matter and matter in spirit. The Sufi-dervish-wonder that whirls and says, Ishq Allah ma’būd lillāh... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2783 Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 -0700 A friend and I often greet each other with the Arabic words, “Ishq Allah.” Ishq is passionate love for God. Crazy love for spirit in matter and matter in spirit. The Sufi-dervish-wonder that whirls and says, Ishq Allah ma’būd lillāh... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2782 Believe me when I say I wish I could offer you something like an instant parting of the clouds, a single sentence or practice that would return you immediately to peace. Something simple and universal. A one-size-fits-all path back to center. B... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2782 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0700 Believe me when I say I wish I could offer you something like an instant parting of the clouds, a single sentence or practice that would return you immediately to peace. Something simple and universal. A one-size-fits-all path back to center. B... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2649 What became clear for me is that we cannot control the volatile tides that life brings, but maybe we can learn to build better boats. I needed a better vessel -- a sacred vessel. I would do this for myself and for my people -- my daughters,... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2649 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0700 What became clear for me is that we cannot control the volatile tides that life brings, but maybe we can learn to build better boats. I needed a better vessel -- a sacred vessel. I would do this for myself and for my people -- my daughters,... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2576 I’ve been a graduate student in physics for almost three years, but I only recently figured out why. I had to tackle a simple question do so: Why does this matter?  I avoided asking myself this question because I knew the answer would be p... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2576 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0700 I’ve been a graduate student in physics for almost three years, but I only recently figured out why. I had to tackle a simple question do so: Why does this matter?  I avoided asking myself this question because I knew the answer would be p... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2554 Narration, with the teacher as narrator, leads the students to memorize mechanically the narrated account. Worse yet, it turns them into “containers,” into “receptacles” to be “filled” by the teachers. The mor... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2554 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0700 Narration, with the teacher as narrator, leads the students to memorize mechanically the narrated account. Worse yet, it turns them into “containers,” into “receptacles” to be “filled” by the teachers. The mor... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2600 The energy is expressing itself because you stored it in there. Every way you think — "I've been this way since I was little" — that's because something happened and you got patterns. Your mind is not your enemy. Your lower heart is not y... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2600 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0700 The energy is expressing itself because you stored it in there. Every way you think — "I've been this way since I was little" — that's because something happened and you got patterns. Your mind is not your enemy. Your lower heart is not y... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2607 In English, to “cook something up” means to prepare food, but also to invent stories or schemes, to concoct something out of fantasy. When I first started writing, I also baked a lot, mostly on days when the writing wasn’t going wel... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2607 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0700 In English, to “cook something up” means to prepare food, but also to invent stories or schemes, to concoct something out of fantasy. When I first started writing, I also baked a lot, mostly on days when the writing wasn’t going wel...