http://www.giveyoujoy.net/spirit_space/ My friend, Dominic Gonzalvez, dishwasher and dreamer, once said: "When you meditate on waking you gain control before the day fires its weapons of mass distraction." This space will be an attempt to break away from those massive distractions and focus on matters of the spirit in our every day lives. en-us 2007-10-01T08:03:38-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/spirit_space/001824.html Recent email to some friends: Good morning! I mean - it's a GOOD morning. Things are opening up for me again. I'm starting to see once more. I find it such a struggle - this business of finding things, then... Notes Greg Stone 2007-10-01T08:03:38-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/spirit_space/001692.html I was walking the path around our yard the other morning when the first oriole of the season flew in front of me, his bright orange feathers catching the morning sun as he landed in a tree 50 feet away.... Buddhism Greg Stone 2006-05-09T04:22:42-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/spirit_space/001325.html Science > About Those Fearsome Black Holes? Never Mind" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/22/science/22hawk.html?hp=&pagewanted=print&position=">The New York Times > Science > About Those Fearsome Black Holes? Never Mind The paragraph that really caught my attention in this story is this one: Work by several... Other Greg Stone 2004-07-22T05:56:48-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/spirit_space/001206.html Pina writes: "Here's something that gave my faith in humanity a boost... I hope it gives you joy, too." Me too! Watching or reading the news we get few reminders of how good the world really is - and... Other Greg Stone 2004-05-14T08:51:11-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/spirit_space/001201.html Pina wrote recently from Sweden: In a sudden lull admidst the mild chaos of being home with two sick kids, I had time to read an email from a friend and found the words below. Thought I'd share them with... Other Greg Stone 2004-05-12T21:09:54-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/spirit_space/001160.html Defenders of Christianity Rebut 'The Da Vinci Code'" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/27/books/27CODE.html?hp">The New York Times > Books > Defenders of Christianity Rebut 'The Da Vinci Code' Fearing that the best-selling novel "The Da Vinci Code" may be sowing doubt about...]]> Other Greg Stone 2004-04-27T04:07:15-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/spirit_space/001150.html (click image to enlarge) With apologies to Belgian surrealist painter Réné Magritte and his wonderful Ceçi n'est pas une pipe (1926) One of our more famous, local birds is the piping plover, a cute little guy whose nesting sites... Notes Greg Stone 2004-04-22T06:01:44-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/spirit_space/001075.html Untitled Document I thought this was one of the best defenses of the Passion I have seen. Makes sense to me. I do get a feeling that we are going overboard on the anti-semitism issue. For me the problem remains... Other Greg Stone 2004-03-10T01:31:09-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/spirit_space/001057.html The Seattle Times: Local News: The movie tells how Jesus died; the Book tells how he lived, too Now here is a really good column that puts "The Passion of Christ" into perspective. I urge you to read the whole... Greg Stone 2004-03-06T05:47:55-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/spirit_space/000889.html The Time We Thought We Knew By BRIAN GREENE This New York Times op ed piece deals nicely - and with great clarity - with how most of us have failed to internalize what science reveals to us about... Notes Greg Stone 2004-01-02T07:23:40-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/spirit_space/000869.html It feels good and . . . well, take a look at this wonderful little essay Pina received last spring as the war in Iraq was in full swing. "Stop thinking this is all there is. "Realize that for every... Greg Stone 2003-12-17T07:50:01-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/spirit_space/000494.html That's the headline The New York Times put on this fascinating article - about meditation, eally, not Buddhism per se - that was forwarded by Pina with the comment: "AH, now for somethng postive ;-) Ommm!" And speaking of "Ommmmm"... Buddhism Greg Stone 2003-09-15T13:04:57-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/spirit_space/000415.html So here we are, once more locked in dubious battle, and I suddenly discover that Steinbeck had pulled it all together in a sensible fashion more than half a century ago – 1936 to be exact. I’m talking about man... Other Greg Stone 2003-08-21T15:35:13-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/spirit_space/000409.html The following was published on the editorial page of The New bedford Standard-Times August 17,2003. It's one more attempt to try to bring some reason to the gay "marriage" battle which is overheated and, too me, surprisingly so. Ok,... Greg Stone 2003-08-19T13:22:04-05:00 http://www.giveyoujoy.net/spirit_space/000371.html Please don't dismiss what follows because it is a commencement speech - we all need to commence this way from time to time. What wonderful thoughts - what beautiful ways of expressing them? This is about joy and brains and... Other Greg Stone 2003-08-11T11:52:13-05:00