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Reflections
By Ischa Beharry Sometimes, it just seems like the years and months quickly vanish into oblivion, some being a memory sweet, and others predictably similar or uneventful. This past year, however, seemed different. Despite all that’s been happening around the world, in...
Make Every Moment Count
By Norman Paulsen Almighty Spirit, Jesus, Moses, Mohammed, Krishna, Buddha,all ye teachers divine, illumined beings residing in the body of Christ,meditate with us. Enter into us and reveal your presencein the Light of God, through our consciousness today. The man...
When Nature Speaks
by Ischa Beharry Looking at the stunning fall colors unfolding on its branches, I was drawn, after the Hong Sau Meditation during our recent Silent Retreat, to connect with a particular tree outside the Sunburst Temple. Holding a beautiful leaf in my hand, the...
Finding Life is Okay
by Sean Fennell A somewhat feral cat was being relocated to Sunburst Sanctuary. It would act as a important deterrent to rodent expansion in the up-canyon shop area. I wanted to help this cat know that he had actually arrived at his new home. He was staying in an...
The Tree That Never Gives up
By Ischa Lea A year ago, with great sadness in my heart, I looked at the almost 100-year-old Pippin Apple tree at the end of our driveway and said to her, “I’m so sorry that all your beautiful flowers have been blown away during this extremely windy spring and all...
Recreation or Wreck-creation?
By Dawn King, Sunburst A young woman from Australia flew to California on a whim and hiked the beautiful 211 mile John Muir Trail in California’s high Sierras. Now she was hooked on solo hiking and decided to take on the Pacific Crest Trail, a much more daunting trek....
Eyes Filled With Wonder
By Sean Fennell Yesterday a boy I know well, Cheechihoh, was coming to the Sunburst garden to work with me. He pestered his “Lala,” Ilene about it all morning. She was enjoying her grandson’s summer visit at her Sunburst home. But she was concerned about taking him to...
Three Horses and a Lone Poppy
by Ischa Beharry There they stood, majestic, commanding, glorifying the entire hillside with their immense beauty, three magnificent horses, while a beautiful lone poppy bloomed in full majesty on the Wheel of Life trail silently proclaiming to all, “Welcome!” It was...
Blessed Are the Pure of Heart
By Patricia Paulsen “Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God,” a powerful statement! “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.” This was spoken by Jesus to let all the people know this is possible. Today we saw, in the...
We Danced Together With Spirit, Nature, and the Cosmos
by Ischa Beharry The month of August was a momentous one at Sunburst. A journey through the cosmos, exploring the cycles of cosmic time in relation to ancient Sanskrit texts was a most unexpected and fascinating highlight of our yearly Star Party. Sunburst’s own,...
