Truth

Truth

Speak the truth, but do so lovingly.

Stillness

Stillness

Go into an experience of stillness for one minute and the power of that will remain for the rest of the hour.

Clarity

Clarity

Keeping my own mind calm and clear is the easiest method to sort out messy situations.

Dignity

Dignity

Self-worth doesn’t come from what you do. It comes from the quality and virtue you bring to each act.

Courage

Courage

You need courage to be true to yourself. Go inside yourself and evoke your courage.

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Inauguration of Global House of Friendship and Hope, Assisi

Sister Jayanti was in Assisi, Italy at the beginning of August for the official inauguration of the Global House of Friendship and Hope, an immersive interfaith experience that could be called the world's first interfaith museum dedicated to friendship and prayer as paths to peace. ‘Global House’, is right next to the iconic Santa Maria degli Angeli Basilica in Assisi on the 800th anniversary of St Francis. A project of the Elijah Interfaith Institute, Global House has been supported by friends locally and internationally. Click to read more.
 

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WCF Celebrates 90 Years at Global Retreat Centre

The World Congress of Faiths (WCF) celebrated its 90th Anniversary at the Global Retreat Centre, Oxfordshire on 15th July. It was in 1936 that Sir Francis Younghusband, a British army officer and explorer, founded WCF, as the inner, spiritual exploration and also the teachings and practices of other religions - and particularly those of the East - became increasingly important to him. Click to read more.  

Oxfordshire Outreach

The Global Retreat Centre is running monthly meditation sessions at the Friends Meeting House, St Giles Oxford and at Thame Town Hall. To find out more, Click here  

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Going with the flow

Everything that comes to us, comes to pass or, more accurately, for us to pass on. Not just the money in our pocket, but wisdom, objects, ideas, even opportunities, all come to us, so that, at the right moment, we can pass them on. This is called flow. Being in the flow means being aware that the river of life is flowing to us at every moment. Being in the flow means accepting whatever comes and putting it to good use, before passing it on.

Going with the flow means allowing whatever comes to move on freely, without holding on in any way. If we do not pass on, we are trying to block the flow, and that’s when we feel pressure in our life. Pressure is always self-inflicted. Every time you feel ‘under pressure’ look at what you need to release and to pass on to someone else. Once you do you can …relax…again.

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