“I am the owner of my karma. I inherit my karma. I am born of my karma. I am related to my karma.I live supported by my karma. Whatever karma I create, whether good or evil, that I shall inherit.” The Buddha, Anguttara Nikaya V.57 – Upajjhatthana Sutta “When the earth is dying there shall…
As we come up to the Blue Moon on January 31 2018, several things spring to mind that we need to be aware of. Blue – The color blue is about truth. This Blue Moon will shine on truth for several months. If you have a secret that is burning to be told, now may…
One day an old German Shepherd starts chasing rabbits and before long, discovers that he’s lost. Wandering about, he notices a panther heading rapidly in his direction with the intention of having lunch. The old German Shepherd thinks, ‘Oh, oh! I’m in deep doo-doo now!’ Noticing some bones on the ground close by, he immediately…
Image of Oxen from www.afb.org/ Oxen pulled the carts and wagons that helped the pioneers cross North America from the East to the West coast. “Dependable, calm, methodical, patient, hardworking, ambitious, conventional, steady, modest, logical, resolute, tenacious. Can be stubborn, narrow-minded, materialistic, rigid, demanding.” Ox is actually a bull that has been neutered either because…
“Then I was standing on the highest mountain of them all, and around and about me was the whole hoop of the world… I was seeing in a sacred manner the shapes of all things in the spirit and the shapes of all shapes as they must live together like one being. And I saw…
The master Bankei’s talks were attended not only by Zen students but by persons of all ranks and sects. He never quoted sutras not indulged in scholastic dissertations. Instead, his words were spoken directly from his heart to the hearts of his listeners. His large audience angered a priest of the Nichiren sect because the…
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This blog post is an article from the Quester Journal Spring 2010 Volume 30 No 1 Journal #90. The writer is Joey Korn, a popular speaker and workshop leader at the Questers’ conferences. Although this was written quite a while ago, the message is still fresh and the blessing is easy to do. It is…
Hooray for the activists and wildlife experts and environmentalists that have raised everyone’s awareness about the plight of animal kind. The Universe or Creator put animals (the two legged, the four legged, the finned, the furred, the feathered ones and the unseen) to balance the plant life and to create a beautiful garden. In addition…
Juncos like the mountains, and can be found flying around the Rockies, and go as far north as the tundra. They are a shy, hardy little bird. Junco from Wikipedia Junco brings a New Year’s message. Remember, that she eats seeds and insects, and likes to be in flocks with her kind, hopping about…
As we move into 2018, the Questers blog will feature articles and stories from past Quester journals as well as stories and articles from current Quester members and from Quester friends. We hope that you enjoy this wonderful story by Paul Elder. Unlikely Savant By Paul Elder Every once in a while something extraordinary happens…
President’s Message Merry Christmas and Happy Solstice Fellow Questers! Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers who helped to create a fabulous fall conference in Salmon Arm. Special thanks go to our Board of Directors and Anar Kassem who each worked with great dedication throughout 2017. We look forward to welcoming new Quester members on…
For those of you that have asked questions about how to set your intentions for a new year, I would like to share a beautiful ritual that one of my friends sent to me several years ago. I do not use this at New Years, however, this ritual is certainly right for that purpose. I…
As we move towards a new year, the news is full of different people and different groups asking for peace. For peace to happen, everyone needs to be on board with the idea, and with the “rules” that come with peace. It is difficult to be peaceful when you cannot feed and cloth your family,…
Merry Christmas to you and your family from all of us at Canadian Society of Questers (www.questers.ca). Our wish for everyone this year is that your Christmas is filled with lots of fun and laughter. We hope that you let go of all grievances and resentments, and that you begin a new relationship with yourself…
The beautiful offering of thanks was sent to me by several friends in different emails. I love the simplicity of the message and the beauty of the structure that reflects the Divinity within us. Go in Peace.
Winter north of the 50th parallel is usually cold and very snowy. The effect of the snow and cold is to keep people more at home then out and about. When we are more still, that is, not caught up in going here and there and doing “busy” things, then we have time to expand…
The Angels tell us that the next several weeks is a good space of time to reflect. They even suggest that we make a list of all the important things in our life. Then make a list of the nice-to-have things. And finally, make a list of the things that are not important. When you…