The School of Practical Philosophy & Meditation

In collaboration with Roost Studios and Art Gallery, the School held a Plein Air Art Walk at the picture perfect Borden Estate earlier this month. Now, the gorgeous work of the 17 local artists who took part in the event is available as part of an auction benefitting both organizations. Take a look and bid on your favorites through June 28!

Plein Air Walk at the Borden Estate by Roost Arts and The School of Practical Philosophy Join us for Plein Air Art at the Borden Estate online art auction, a fundraising initiative that brings together art, education and community. This event showcases original works created by artists on-site at the beautiful Borden Estate, with proceeds supporting both the artists and two local nonpro...

“The root of joy is gratefulness…. It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.”

David Steindl-Rast (b.1926)
American Benedictine Monk

“Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Why? Because every human being has a root in the Unity, and to reject any part of the Unity is to reject it all.”

Baal Shem Tov (1698-1760)
Founder of Hasidic Judaism

“Compassion is the keen awareness of the interdependence of all things.”

Thomas Merton (1915-1968)
American Trappist Monk

“Anything you are exclusively attached to and identify with ends up distorting and limiting awareness.”

Ken Wilber (b.1949)
American Writer

“The question ‘Who am I?’ is not really meant to get an answer. The question ‘Who am I?’ is meant to dissolve the questioner.”

Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950)
Indian Sage

“All things arise when the appropriate conditions are present, and all things pass away as conditions change. Behind the process, there is no “self” who is running the show.”

Joseph Goldstein (b.1944)
American Writer and Teacher

“Within you there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.”

Hermann Hesse (1877-1962)
German Writer

“Live in the world like a waterfowl. The water clings to the bird, but the bird shakes it off. Live in the world like a mudfish. The fish lives in the mud, but its skin is always bright and shiny.”

Ramakrishna (1836-1886)
Indian Mystic

“When you sit, everything sits with you.”

Shunryu Suzuki (1904-1971)
Japanese Zen Monk