frequencies » mortality https://frequencies.ssrc.org a collaborative genealogy of spirituality Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:41:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.42 top ten list, spiritual https://frequencies.ssrc.org/2011/10/25/top-ten-list-spirituality/ https://frequencies.ssrc.org/2011/10/25/top-ten-list-spirituality/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:32:31 +0000 http://frequencies.ssrc.org/?p=1677 Continue reading →]]> 1. New York City, New York, 1956
huddling in a corner when my infant brother comes home, I experience alone-ness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Central Park West, New York City, 1963
skipping through mounds of crisp autumn leaves, I experience mortality

 

3. Brandeis University, Waltham, 1970
rolling down a summer green hill, I experience wonder

 

4. Jutland, Denmark, 1971
psychedelically altered on Easter morning, I experience at-one-ness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Jerusalem, Israel, 1971
watching “The Fixer,” Joel explains the history of blood libel and European anti-Semitism to me, I experience belonging

 

6. Museum of Modern Art, New York City, 1980
sitting in front of “Guernica,” I experience transcendence

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7. Greensboro, North Carolina, 1987
attending back-to-back Springsteen concerts, I experience full-ness

 

8. Princeton, New Jersey, 1992
facing the impossibility of biological parenthood, I experience desolation

 

9. Princeton, New Jersey, 1995
praying, I hear a soft voice telling me to take care of others. I experience immanence, then rebellion

 

10a. Guatemala City, Guatemala, 1999
holding my infant daughter, I experience a leap of faith

 

10b. Ramallah, West Bank, 2010
traveling with students, I hear them intelligently discuss politics and religion, I experience gratitude

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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