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Ernest, 4 years old, was about to put his finger on a candle flame. His mother warned him that he would get burned. He was curious and wanted to know what it felt like. So, when his mother left, he put his finger on the candle flame, and immediately jerked it away. Theoretical wisdom isContinue reading “Experiential vs. Theoretical Wisdom”

‘Stories that Warm the Heart’ is a compilation of about 150 short anecdotes (and increasing), mostly true stories or inspired by true events or characters. They are published individually in the author’s column StarGazer in the Daily Tribune, and in his blogsite http://www.eastwindjournals.com. It will be published into a book (hard and soft copies) atContinue reading “Batch 3 – Stories that Warm the Heart”

‘Stories that Warm the Heart’ is a compilation of about 150 short anecdotes (so far), mostly true stories or inspired by true events or characters, and still being continuously written. They have been e-published individually, but summarized in batches of ten here. It will be published into a book in both hard and soft copiesContinue reading “Stories the Warm the Heart – batch 1.”

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On September 8, 2024, on the birthday of the Blessed Virgin, the changing brightness of the pulsating sun was witnessed by more than a hundred Marian devotees attending a prayer meeting at the shrine of Our Lady Mediatrix of All Grace in Banay-Banay-1, San Jose, Lipa City, Philippines. The link to the dramatic video footageContinue reading “Miracle of the Pulsating Sun – Lipa, Sept. 8, 2024”

One of the biggest donors in the Education Sector, who requested anonymity, once said, “A Grade 3 student from Ateneo speaks and writes better English than a fourth-year high school student from Surigao City. That’s how big the gap is. Poor students (70%) get poor-quality education, while the middle class (25%) and the rich (5%)Continue reading “Education as a Tool for Oppression”

At Hiroshima, the ‘tiny’ 20-kiloton atomic bomb vaporized everything within a radius of more than a mile – buildings, people, trees. 200,000 were killed instantly, millions killed through the years from radiation. A tiny church five blocks from ground zero was miraculously untouched, the lone edifice standing tall amid the rubble. There, 6 Jesuit priestsContinue reading “Miracles at Hiroshima and Punta Maria”

The volumes are linked together in a chain. Vol.1 goes to vol.2, etc. Or go to ALL VOLUMES, the entire mini-library = https://eastwindjournals.com/2024/03/26/holy-week-meditation-posters-all-volumes/ Share any random selected poster by copy-pasting it. Share this volume 10 via link = https://eastwindjournals.com/2024/09/09/eastwind-meditation-posters-vol-10/ Ten meditation posters vol.10 that you can save and share, and Include in your regular morningContinue reading “Eastwind Meditation Posters Vol.10”

eastwind journals September 5, 2024, Archives tr432 By Bernie V. Lopez, eastwindreplyctr@gmail.com Share this article with friends via blog link – https://eastwindjournals.com/2024/09/05/a-strange-kind-of-love-affair-56/ Author’s note. This story was inspired by actual events during my coverage as a journalist of the Philippine tourism industry circa late 90s. Hans was a South African mercenary who served in AfricaContinue reading “A Strange Kind of Love Affair (#56)”

An Indian guru I met in Amsterdam told me that it is easier to find others than to find yourself. Your inner self is a mystery to you. So, the key in understanding yourself is to understand others. If you search your soul, you find darkness and void. You are confused. But if you searchContinue reading “Finding Yourself (#55)”