In-Person Services, Columbia, SC Sundays 11AM
11:00 AM: Soaring Past 7 Billion: Population Challenges for a Crowded World, by John Seager
Impermanence is the underlying reality of all existence. Given that all that appears will disappear, how might we live our lives? A Buddhist-influenced ethic both arises and is influenced by a deep understanding that in the end we will lose everything.
We often think of ourselves as the masters of our own house, of our own universe—that our conscious brain, with our orchestration and approval, makes our decisions and defines our values. But science and psychology suggest another layer. Beneath the surface of our waking mind lies a vast, silent ocean, an invisible director known as […]
In the spirit of our nation marking its 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, patriotic music will set the mood of the service that will highlight the special nature of the events and experiences in our lives that help shape who we are – as individuals, as a community, and beyond.