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| Wayne Muller Saturday May 12, 2007 at Valley Lo Club in Glenview, Illinois Sabbath: Restoring the Sacred Rhythm of Rest Morning lecture & lunch 10:00 am -1:00pm Book signing to follow Our lives are guided by a fertile rhythm of both inward and outward movements. The inward movements take us to the source of inner wisdom, peace and spiritual wholeness. Prayer, meditation and devotion are traditional spiritual practices made available to us by a rich variety of peoples who inhabit the earth. The outward movements take us into the world, the community, the marketplace. When we offer the gifts of our kindness, wisdom and generosity to those in need, we become more fully part of the spiritual family of the earth, the body of Christ, the sangha of the Buddha, children of Mother Earth. How do we balance the need to go deeper with the need to serve? How do we find and maintain our center, while offering the best of who we are to those in need? How do we know when it is time to be nourished, and time to feed others? And can we imagine these two spiritual impulses are, at their deepest point, one and the same? In our morning session, we will take time to answer these questions and explore how the nourishing balance of inner and outer work grants us the most fruitful experience of God. Afternoon Workshop 1:15-3:30pm, book signing to follow Our afternoon session will be an interactive experience to deepen our understanding of Sabbath and claim practices we can live with. About Wayne Wayne Muller is a therapist, public speaker, minister, and author of the national bestseller, Legacy of the Heart, which explores the resilience of the spirit in the face of human sorrow. He has been featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show, on PBS and CNN, and his work has been featured in a variety of publications. He is the author of three other books: How Then Shall We Live?, Sabbath: Restoring the Sacred Rhythm of Rest, and Learning to Pray: How We Find Heaven on Earth. For over 25 years, Wayne has worked with people who have suffered abuse, alcoholism, poverty, illness and loss. His focus is to help each of us find the spiritual grace, courage and wisdom that is born of sorrow. Wayne is the founder of Bread for the Journey, a nonprofit organization which supports the natural generosity of a growing network of ordinary people who engage in neighborhood philanthropy. See www.breadforthejourney.org. He is also founder of The Institute for Engaged Spirituality, a Senior Scholar at the Fetzer Institute and Extended Faculty with the Institute of Noetic Sciences, A graduate of the Harvard Divinity School. |
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