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Attending you in sorrow
"Our world is girded by birth and death, beginning with a nascent breath,then a dance of footsteps through love, joy, pain, pleasure, challenges concluding with a rattle. Yet always, the energy, the root of our being flows on forever... ~ Dana Allen
Release: Celebrating our time with a wonderful soul.
Within Spiritual Mind Treatment the first step is recognition which is the acknowledgment that God is everything.
The last step is Release which is when we "let go and let God". Some people like to call this an "End of Life Celebration" in terms of a Celebration of the time we have spent with this person. The idea of a gathering that is characterized by loving and uplifting emotion echoes Taoist and Buddhist beliefs that for 40 days (approximately 6 weeks) after the death of a person, his or her spirit is in a state of transition and just as medical science and post "near death" interviews have revealed that the person dying is conscious of what is going on around them. There is a dominant global cross-cultural belief that his period of time, 40 days, the person is in transition. In the Tibetan tradition, this is called moving through the Bardos.
In New Orleans, the tradition of a Jazz Funeral combining eulogies, music, banquet and festive drinking is also a blueprint for the celebration of release.
In English, these traditions are variously called wakes, funerals.
We understand the human need for marking these moments and remembering them with.
"Our Prayers are fulfilled through rising to the challenge we are experiencing such that our faith is kindled from a spark of inchoate desire to a mighty flame of faith through our inner transformation and we become the answer we have been seeking" ~ Dana Allen
Spiritual Support:
Blessings ~ Prayer Support ~ Coaching ~
Ceremonies:
Weddings ~ Memorial Services / Release ~
Rentals
Rental Services ~
Insights from participants:
Janet H.
participating for 5 years
At Oasis Rising Center I found a delightful group of people. We share a love based spirituality which is truly empowering. For many years, I thought I was alone in understanding that there are universal spiritual principles which are shared within all compassionate spiritual paths. Oasis Rising Center has show me that I am not alone.
Eleanor M.
Animal Chaplain with 3 years of participation
I grew up on a farm, and feel a strong connection to the land. Today I live in an urban community. At Oasis Rising Center I have found a community of like minded souls who love life and share a common understanding that the answer to creating a better world is found in wisdom which is knowledge + compassion. We talk about real issues that affect our lives. We ask questions about life and find answers rooted in Ancient Wisdom, yet enfolding today's insights.
Bill J.
participant for over 2 years.
Joining Oasis Rising Center led me to Eleanor. She is an amazing soul who shares my belief that life is precious. I found a community filled with people who are kind, caring and ask questions! Individually we have our points of view, together we have collective wisdom and can take action to create a more compassionate world.
Anne W.
participating for 3 years.
I grew up in a regular church. Every Sunday we were 'treated' to a sermon about how the world was coming to an end and regular people who weren't at that church were going to hell without a handbasket. My friends at school were all supposedly doomed. As soon as I got old enough to say 'no' I left. I never thought I would go to church again. Then I found Oasis Rising Center and discovered that real spirituality isn't about fear or denying oneself, real spirituality is about love. Loving each other and the Divine within.