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Understanding is the booby prize
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Understanding is the booby prize
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I have always been struck by Werner Erhard's memorable aphorism: "In life, understanding is the booby prize". We understand from what we are taught or figure out but learning is not the same as truth. Knowing comes from our own experience and our experience is always truth. What I experience, I know. Our experience is what happens moment-by-moment in life. This life is our knowing, and this knowing is the Mystery.

 

Contributed by Rev Tim Pickles, RIMA from his weekly inSOUL.


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Issue 121 : 25 June 2011
Greetings! 

Last week's meeting of trustees and staff in Manchester had a far-reaching agenda with many items arising from the Visioning process. Amongst the items under consideration were: next year's seminary programme, raising the profile of interfaith ministry, a distance-learning programme, the short-course programme, and reforms to the governance arrangements.  Further details will be published here shortly.  This is an exciting time in our work as the way forward is revealed to us.

Blessings from Lindsay, Nicola, Danielle and Tim
An invitation to Galway
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Rev Geraldine Bowen is hosting a weekend in Connemara on 6/7 August on behalf of the Suil Linn group of Irish ministers and you are warmly welcome.

This is an open invitation for all Interfaith Ministers to come to Galway and meet with the Irish Interfaith Ministers and students. We can pray together, sing together, share some readings and share some silence. We can also share the stories of our Ministry and most of all - have fun!  Connemara is a most beautiful part of Ireland. I can see the sea and mountains from every window AND I have a hot tub outside.

Other news
hugsYour help and support would be welcome at the Open Day for the Seminary in Manchester on 3 July. Please contact Fay Barratt with all offers.

Tony Piper contacts us to remind ministers about the Funeral Celebrants website designed to help people choose a personal celebrant near them. A basic listing is free, and premium listings are available for £30. 
Events in July
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Community Prayers, every Monday

24-25 June: Creative Heart of the Divine Feminine - Mary Magdalene, Cumbria

27 June: North-East ministers gathering, Gateshead

30 June: Eternal - a mediation course, London
30 June: Women's spirituality circle, Brighton

3 July: Universal worship service, Manchester
3 July: London ministers meeting, London
3 July: Inter-faith service, Suffolk
3 July: Peace, Unity, Interfaith service, Co. Wicklow
3 July: Chanting for healing and peace, Liverpool

6 July: Mystic wisdom group, Manchester

8-11 July: Year 1 retreat, Somerset

8 July: One Light Gathering, London

10 July: The NIA technique, London

12-15 July: Year 2 retreat, Somerset

12 July: Exploration of meditation course, Accrington
12 July: Universal worship service, Frome

16 July: Ordination service, London
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