Good friendship, in Buddhism, means considerably more than associating with people that one finds amenable and who share one's interests.

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Admirable Friends - Audio

"...find out what it means to me." We all may think we know what respect means. But it may serve us to be more curious. What are the expectations about respect across generations, across racial/gender/sexual identities and cultures, among the disabled community...A big piece of respect means finding out what it means to the person or people with whom we are in relationship.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T - Audio

We are used to hearing "No justice, no peace!" at the many demonstrations that have taken place over the years. What would it mean to also turn that around (as Martin Luther King, Jr. did) to say, "No peace, no justice!"

No Peace, No Justice! - Audio

To say something is possible necessarily implies that something else is possible. Right? Possible and possibly not, How do we best lay the groundwork for our most hoped-for possibilities to flourish?

On the Other Hand - Audio

No, that's not what the Little Engine says, but that's often what we hear when we demand an end to economic inequality, racism, and destruction of the environment. In an age of possibility, we often run into fatalism. And a new book has just come out that is a companion to the Little Engine That Could...

We Think We Can't...We Think We Can't - Audio

Mary Raskin is a member of Kol Shalom, Community for Humanistic Judaism in Portland, Oregon and serves on their Ritual Committee. Mary also serves as national president for the Society for Humanistic Judaism. She is certified Madrikha/Ritual Leader and is currently close to completing her studies to become a Humanistic Rabbi. Mary will share in this service about Tashlikh, a holiday that falls between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

Making Room for Lovingkindness - Audio

We are leaning toward the future, ready to reclaim our lives...with more than a little hesitation.

Future Tense - Audio

What do we talk about when we talk about "we"? Does every "us" require a "them"?

The "We" We Long to Be - Audio

“This is my home,” I say, along with the words in our hymnal: “The country where my heart is.” How can I not love it? How can I not feel patriotic when I look at what it has offered me? And yet, what do I do with the recognition that what has been offered me is not available to everyone. That “liberty and justice for all” is not a reality, no matter how many times we say the words. How do I use what privilege I have to make that a reality, and how much am I willing to challenge my own comfort in the process?

The Country Where My Heart Is - Audio

Memory is a powerful tool, one that can lend itself to healing or harming. How do we choose to use it? And what are those things we forget to remember?

Forgetting to Remember - Audio

...but words matter. On the road to being an ever-more inclusive community, we need to also embrace a new vocabulary.

It's Only Words - Audio

Storytelling is wonderful, right? And, yet, "telling stories" can be a euphemism for...well...lying.

Telling Stories - Audio

We welcome you here, saying that you are accepted just as you are...and then we encourage your (and our own) "transformation." So which is it?

To Be or To Become - Audio

It began as a misspoken phrase by a lawyer for then-President Donald Trump, but the phrase (quite apart from its original context) has stayed with me. How would we go about inciting resurrection?

Inciting Resurrection - Audio

What should we bring on the journey? Reflections on the story of liberation contained in Exodus as the Jewish celebration of Passover begins.

Traveling Light - Audio

Sermons from the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of San Luis Obispo County.

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