This is a Slide-Show which is used with music in my Community Cohesion workshops. I can provide with music on a DVD from my website.
The slide-show takes 20 minutes and contains over 200 slides. It introduces life on the planet, family and friends before exploring some causes of suffering - war, poverty and global warming.
Some images are disturbing so I would not show this to anyone under 14 years of age. It is really designed for KS4 and older.
Anyone who would like a workshop - and my workshops really do make a difference - can contact me on info@bluelotus.co
see our website - www.bluelotus.co
Global blights can be resolved by individuals getting together. Global warming and global arming are symptoms of our failure to obtain joy in our individual lives.
When I give a Relflections On Life Workshop, I design the second Slide Show for a specific group. This version is designed for Inter Faith groups but I adapt it and use slides from it as the \'framework\' for all the workshops. This version is quite \'serious.\' It includes images and quotations not just from the six major religions but also from Bah\'ai, Jain, Rastafarian and Native American sources. I would love to get some feedback and suggestions of other inspiring quotations which I could include.
Many people like watching the original Reflections on Life slide show to de-stress, almost as a meditation. I like to use this version in the same way. It never ceases to inspire me and restore my focus and perspective, especially if things have been getting me down. Life is beautiful. It is mysterious. There is meaning in every incident. We are here to learn and every experience is an opportunity to learn something important and deepen our relationship not just with each other but also with the One from whom we all came and (so I believe) to Whom we will return.
Do send me some feedback, to info@bluelotus.coand invite me to come and give your group or community one of my fantastic workshops.
Global blights can be resolved by individuals getting together. Global warming and global arming are symptoms of our failure to obtain joy in our individual lives.
When I give a Relflections On Life Workshop, I design the second Slide Show for a specific group. This version is designed for Inter Faith groups but I adapt it and use slides from it as the \'framework\' for all the workshops. This version is quite \'serious.\' It includes images and quotations not just from the six major religions but also from Bah\'ai, Jain, Rastafarian and Native American sources. I would love to get some feedback and suggestions of other inspiring quotations which I could include.
Many people like watching the original Reflections on Life slide show to de-stress, almost as a meditation. I like to use this version in the same way. It never ceases to inspire me and restore my focus and perspective, especially if things have been getting me down. Life is beautiful. It is mysterious. There is meaning in every incident. We are here to learn and every experience is an opportunity to learn something important and deepen our relationship not just with each other but also with the One from whom we all came and (so I believe) to Whom we will return.
Do send me some feedback, to info@bluelotus.coand invite me to come and give your group or community one of my fantastic workshops.
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Rosicrucians are men and women around the world who study the laws of nature in order to live in harmony with them. Individuals study the Rosicrucian lessons in the privacy of their own homes on subjects such as the nature of the soul, developing intuition, classical Greek philosophy, energy centers in the body, and self-healing techniques.
The Rosicrucian tradition encourages each student to discover the wisdom, compassion, strength, and peace that already resides within each of us.
Lifechanyuan is neither a political organization, a religious group, a company, nor an enterprise. We are the home of human spirits and souls and will not establish any for-profit entity.
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Full version 700+ slides, at
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Slide 2: Introduction to Mindfulness
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3. ‘ Reflections on Life’ explores many of the timeless themes and great diversities which weave together to make up the rich and amazing experience we call life. Reflections on Life
4. 'Reflections on Life' Part 1 consists of 220 slides – some are images, others include text. Viewing time excluding 3 minute introduction is 20 minutes .
5. Many of the images in Reflections on Life come from our own photographs. Others have been gathered from many sources. A full list of credits is being prepared. We hope that all whose photographs have been used will be happy and proud to be included in this free download - but should any copyright questions arise we will be happy to make any adjustments necessary. Acknowledgements
6. The images have been chosen to include a great range of ages and races, socio-economic backgrounds, abilities, cultures and religions etc. – to affirm and embrace something of the glorious variety of life which we all experience here on earth. 'Reflections on Life'
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29. There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; or you can live as if everything is a miracle. Albert Einstein
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220. In Part One we have seen some of the pain as well as the beauty that life can bring. The focus is on the need for peace, justice and environmental balance. In Part Two we focus on questions such as – How can we find peace in this fractured world? – and Faced with all the complexities of life, what is the best way to respond?