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Thinking Sweetens Life

  • The Living Mantra 125 Catalpa Street Santa Cruz, CA, 95062 United States (map)

Look around you. Today a gentle spring rain dampens the soil, inspiring frogs to call and small birds to dart from branch to branch. Then the sun glows white behind clouds, the rain softly stops.Whether quiet in your home, or rolling through splashing streets in your car, or frenzied at work, or bustling through errands, the sweetness of life always waits for our eyes to see it, our ears to hear its song, for us to catch its fragrance, to taste its uniqueness. But the momentum of living often hides that wonder.

Many believe that meditation requires us to stop our thoughts. Believing this, many give up on meditation, saying, “I couldn’t stop my mind.” But meditation’s goal is to reveal life’s preciousness. For this, one does not eliminate thoughts; one sweetens them. Meditation teaches us how. 

We gather to understand how to sweeten life in the ambience of meditation. All are welcome to this evening of meditation and discussion.

$20 welcomed donation. All invited, regardless of funds