Anthroposophy in Hawkes Bay
Calendar of Coming Events
-- Diary Dates
In the Rudolf Steiner Centre, 401 Whitehead Road, Hastings
unless stated otherwise.
- Friday 9 to Sunday 11 May in Auckland. A Workshop on finances with experienced UK speaker Christopher H Budd.The
Committee ask that visitors to events in the Centre pay a contribution to the Koha box in the Foyer, as we have regular bills for electric power, city rates, insurance, and maintenance for an ageing building.
-- Current Study Groups
- Fridays fortnightly at 7 pm in the Foyer. Topic: Rudolf Steiner's Michael Letters and the accompanying Leading Thoughts in GA26. The Group is open: if you wish to join come early at 6:50 pm and we will help you borrow the book from the Library.
| Date |
Page |
Leading
Thoughts |
Letter for study |
| Fri 9-May |
p160 |
150 to 152 |
What is revealed when one looks back into former lives between death and a new birth -2 |
| Fri 23-May |
p167 |
153 to 155 |
What is the earth in reality within the macrocosm? |
| Fri 6-Jun |
p171 |
156 to 158 |
Sleeping and waking in the light of recent studies. |
Leaders of Study Groups - you are invited to list what you are doing, when and where and how those interested can join you. Details to info@anthrohb.nz
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HAPPINESS
The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.
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Millionaire Pope? Pope Francis had only $100 when he died as his personal estate. He had no bank accounts, no properties or investments to his name. Although he could earn 340 thousand euros a year, he never accepted the salary of the Vatican, as he made vows of poverty and lived with justice.
Jorge Bergoglio (Pope Francis) renounced the luxuries of the papal palace and chose to live in the simple Casa Santa Marta. All his expenses were covered, but his lifestyle was austere and consistent with what he preached. His burial was on Saturday 26th in Basilica Santa Maria La Major Rome and not in the Vatican like its predecessors, the coffin was made of wood. A great EXAMPLE !!
Definition of "Hospital" by Pope Francis – he always surprises with his reflections:
"The walls of hospitals have heard more honest prayers than churches...
They have witnessed far more sincere kisses than those in airports...
It is in hospitals that you see a homophobe being saved by a gay doctor.
A privileged doctor saving the life of a beggar...
In intensive care, you see a Jew taking care of a racist...
A police officer and a prisoner in the same room receiving the same care...
A wealthy patient waiting for a liver transplant, ready to receive the organ from a poor donor...
It is in these moments, when the hospital touches the wounds of people, that different worlds intersect according to a divine design. And in this communion of destinies, we realize that alone, we are nothing.
The absolute truth of people, most of the time, only reveals itself in moments of pain or in the real threat of an irreversible loss.
A hospital is a place where human beings remove their masks and show themselves as they truly are, in their purest essence.
This life will pass quickly, so do not waste it fighting with people.
Do not criticize your body too much.
Do not complain excessively.
Do not lose sleep over bills.
Make sure to hug your loved ones.
Do not worry too much about keeping the house spotless.
Material goods must be earned by each person—do not dedicate yourself to accumulating an inheritance.. . .
You are waiting for too much: Christmas, Friday, next year, when you have money, when love arrives, when everything is perfect...
Listen, perfection does not exist.
A human being cannot attain it because we are simply not made to be fulfilled here.
Here, we are given an opportunity to learn.
So, make the most of this trial of life—and do it now.
Respect yourself, respect others. Walk your own path, and let go of the path others have chosen for you.
Respect: do not comment, do not judge, do not interfere.
Love more, forgive more, embrace more, live more intensely!
And leave the rest in the hands of the Creator."
—Pope Francis ��
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