{"id":57335,"date":"2019-03-25T09:49:29","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T15:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/?p=57335"},"modified":"2019-03-25T09:49:37","modified_gmt":"2019-03-25T15:49:37","slug":"the-kindness-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/the-kindness-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"The Kindness Connection"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1159\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-57335-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2019-03-24_The_Kindness_Connection.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2019-03-24_The_Kindness_Connection.mp3\">http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2019-03-24_The_Kindness_Connection.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2019-03-24_The_Kindness_Connection.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/austinuu.org\/wp2013\/?powerpress_pinw=57335-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.austinuuav.org\/audio\/2019-03-24_The_Kindness_Connection.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"2019-03-24_The_Kindness_Connection.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rev. Meg Barnhouse<br>March 24, 2019<br>First UU Church of Austin<br>4700 Grover Ave., Austin, TX 78756<br>www.austinuu.org<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Using the children&#8217;s book&nbsp;Zen Ties, by Jon J Muth, we will tell the story of the summer when Koo, a young panda bear, came to visit his Uncle Stillwater. Uncle Stillwater encourages the neighborhood kids to help an elderly neighbor in need, and friendships blossom. All ages service.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Call to Worship<\/strong><br><em>Dalai Lama<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reading<\/strong><br><em>&#8211; Amit Ray, Yoga and Vipassana: An Integrated Life Style<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are all so deeply interconnected we have no option but to love all. Be kind and do good for anyone and that will be reflected. 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