https://awakin.org/read/ Awakin Readings are a weekly selection of insightful passages from various wisdom traditions, that are used for local circles around the globe. en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:06:19 -0700 Weekly Wisdom From ServiceSpace.org ServiceSpace Awakin Readings are a weekly selection of insightful passages from various wisdom traditions, that are used for local circles around the globe. ServiceSpace tow@charityfocus.org https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1779453013/servicespace_400x400.png https://awakin.org/read/ no tow@charityfocus.org (ServiceSpace) https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2576 I’ve been a graduate student in physics for almost three years, but I only recently figured out why. I had to tackle a simple question do so: Why does this matter?  I avoided asking myself this question because I knew the answer would be p... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2576 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0700 I’ve been a graduate student in physics for almost three years, but I only recently figured out why. I had to tackle a simple question do so: Why does this matter?  I avoided asking myself this question because I knew the answer would be p... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2554 Narration, with the teacher as narrator, leads the students to memorize mechanically the narrated account. Worse yet, it turns them into “containers,” into “receptacles” to be “filled” by the teachers. The mor... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2554 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0700 Narration, with the teacher as narrator, leads the students to memorize mechanically the narrated account. Worse yet, it turns them into “containers,” into “receptacles” to be “filled” by the teachers. The mor... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2600 The energy is expressing itself because you stored it in there. Every way you think — "I've been this way since I was little" — that's because something happened and you got patterns. Your mind is not your enemy. Your lower heart is not y... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2600 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0700 The energy is expressing itself because you stored it in there. Every way you think — "I've been this way since I was little" — that's because something happened and you got patterns. Your mind is not your enemy. Your lower heart is not y... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2607 In English, to “cook something up” means to prepare food, but also to invent stories or schemes, to concoct something out of fantasy. When I first started writing, I also baked a lot, mostly on days when the writing wasn’t going wel... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2607 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0700 In English, to “cook something up” means to prepare food, but also to invent stories or schemes, to concoct something out of fantasy. When I first started writing, I also baked a lot, mostly on days when the writing wasn’t going wel... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2641 Why is it that many priests and monks perform marriage rites when they themselves are celibate? I have conducted many marriage ceremonies in my time. Once I even performed a celebrity wedding and had my photo appear in the Malaysian edition of the go... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2641 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0700 Why is it that many priests and monks perform marriage rites when they themselves are celibate? I have conducted many marriage ceremonies in my time. Once I even performed a celebrity wedding and had my photo appear in the Malaysian edition of the go... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2779 Meditation entails the difficult task of cultivating concentrated attention on one’s moment-to-moment experience—the endless stream of feelings, thoughts, and perceptions—without judging or interpreting them, or allowing them to tak... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2779 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0700 Meditation entails the difficult task of cultivating concentrated attention on one’s moment-to-moment experience—the endless stream of feelings, thoughts, and perceptions—without judging or interpreting them, or allowing them to tak... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2778 Lord I cannot preach like Martin Lurther King, Jr.or turn a poetic phrase like Maya Angeloubut I care and am willing to serve. I do not have Fred Shuttlesworth's and HarrietTubman's courage or Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's political skillsbut I c... https://www.awakin.org/read/view.php?tid=2778 Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0800 Lord I cannot preach like Martin Lurther King, Jr.or turn a poetic phrase like Maya Angeloubut I care and am willing to serve. I do not have Fred Shuttlesworth's and HarrietTubman's courage or Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's political skillsbut I c...