In-Person Services, Columbia, SC Sundays 11AM
As the New Year of 2024 begins, we celebrate our ritual of the Fire Communion. This ritual provides an opportunity to reflect on the year behind us, the highs and joys that we celebrate, and the low points and sorrows that we grieve. All of the experiences of a year involve heavy emotions and experiences that we carry. The fire ritual offers a chance to let them go.
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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.