Green Mountain Monastery | Thomas Berry Sanctuary

An Epic Life

srgail — Fri, 18 May 2012 11:39:01 +0000

Through participation in a year long project called – The Evolutionary Collective we have been exploring the challenge of Teilhard De Chardin to come together with other committed people in the collective field for the purpose of activating our highest potentiality for the sake of the whole. This is about living an epic life! Read Teilhard’s quote and listen to an audio…….

There is almost a sensual longing for communion with others who have a large vision. The immense fulfillment of the friendship between those engaged in furthering the evolution of consciousness has a quality impossible to describe.

~Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Listen to this audio by Patricia Albere and Jeff Carreiera , leaders of the Evolutionary Collective speaking about – Living an Epic Life.

http://bit.ly/KGVlgp

Returned Home from Asian Journey

srgail — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:53:33 +0000

My three month Asian Journey is complete and although it was a fabulous journey , it is good to be home. See photos…

amie, Sr Goretti, Sr Gail- Borneo, Indonesia

A Vietnam Friend!

: Leading a Retreat in Goa, India

The faces of Cambodia

An Indian Friend.

Asian Journey Completion

srgail — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:28:03 +0000

My AsIan Journey is coming to an end in Vietnam as I prepare to make my way back to Vermont and Green Mt Monastery at the end of the month. Remembering Thomas Merton and his Asian experience and his awakening to the Divine at the center of the Self. Asia has that mysterious ability to awaken consciousness!

Good Friday- Genocide Museum-Cambodia

srgail — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 09:55:30 +0000

Good Friday and a visit to the Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is hard to comprehend the level of cruelty inflicted on the Cambodian people by the Khemer Rouge from 1975-1979.

Land Mines, Amputees, Holy Thursday- Cambodia

srgail — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:36:42 +0000

I am in Phnom Penh, Cambodia with the Maryknoll Sisters. Today is Holy Thursday and I met a man on the street begging who lost his legs in a landmine. I knelt down in front of him, spoke a few words , looked in his eyes and gave him some money. This was my Holy Thursday “washing of the feet”.

Palm Oil Plantation-Exploitation in Borneo

srgail — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:01:41 +0000

Amie and I just finished a day with workers from the Palm Oil Plantations. Both workers and Earth Community are severely exploited. For insight into the many sides of Borneo watch the movie The Burning Season- the website where you can see the trailer is here: http://www.theburningseasonmovie.com/)

Borneo, Indonesia

srgail — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:20:52 +0000

“Moments of Grace” is the theme of our program here in Borneo, Indonesia as we work with men and women in religious communities, seminaries and formation houses. We are exploring the momentum of making a vertical leap in Christ Consciousness – into the unitive state of deep relationalIty and “inter-being” with the entire community of life.

Jakarta, Indonesia

srgail — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 23:52:20 +0000

I am in Indonesia with our co-sister Amie Hendani who is from Jakarta. We are giving the Awakening the Dreamer Symposium here today – for the Earth Community.

Darjeeling, India- Monasteries and Tea

srgail — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:33:07 +0000

We are in Darjeeling, India high up in the Himalayas staying for a few days at a home stay with a Tibetan Family who run the Dekaling Inn. This is the land of monasteries and tea, a perfect combination!

Amie and Sr Gail with Tibetan friend Sangi in Dargeeling, owner of Dekeling Hotel and family stay.

For the Children

srgail — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:53:26 +0000

We just returned from a school in south India which has won several awards for its Eco-planetary awareness and design in school curriculum. I taught the children a few Earth centered songs. (see video)