Renee Miller, Author at Wildmind

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Renee Miller is an Episcopal priest, author, poet, entrepreneur and inquiring mind that wants to know. She has written extensively for www.explorefaith.org, a site for spiritual seekers, and her books, Fertile Soil in a Barren Land, and Daily Vitamins for the Soul (six volumes), are available through Amazon. Visit her at www.soulandsage.com.

“The Flowing Bridge,” by Elaine MacInnes

September 7, 2010Renee Miller

Writer Renée Miller introduces a book on Zen koans written by Elaine Miller, who is both a Catholic nun and a Zen priest.

When we step to the edge of our experience and then have the courage to take yet one more step, we are often surprised to find that the anxiety we felt at taking that “one more step” vanishes in a whole new feeling of expansion. When it comes to religious thinking, we are accustomed to holding fast to our familiar patterns of belief and tradition because what we know or have been taught feels like a protection and security for us. The religion itself may put constraints on our exploration as a …

Letting go, always letting go

October 28, 2009Renee Miller

In the first of a series of articles, The Rev. Canon Renée Miller explores Buddhist practice from the perspective of her own Christian faith.

The Dalai Lama says that meditation is the cure for every problem. That seems a bold claim to make. When we consider the various small and large problems in our lives, it doesn’t seem that meditation could resolve them. What can sitting in silence, counting our breaths do about the pain we feel in our bodies, or the fear we experience when we face death, or the lack of purpose we sometimes feel, or even the bread we baked that did not rise as it should have? How is meditation a …