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EPISODE · Jun 15, 2026 · 27 MIN

Five Invitations | Welcome Everything

from The Unity Center · host Rev. Wendy Craig-Purcell

The Five Invitations by Frank Ostaseski draws on his experience caring for thousands of dying patients through the Zen Hospice Project to explore what death can teach about living. He presents five “invitations” as ongoing practices rather than theories: don’t wait, welcome everything, bring your whole self, find rest in the middle of difficulty, and stay open to not knowing. His central message is that life is the event we’re invited into, and these lessons only gain meaning when lived through everyday experience.Website: http://www.theunitycenter.net Download Our New App: https://theunitycenter.churchcenter.com/setupAsk Yourself This: https://www.amazon.com/Ask-Yourself-This-Questions-Expand/dp/087159336XSubscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/2hBqp7F Purchase Lesson Series Packages: https://theunitycenter.net/sunday-series-packagesListen to our Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6YJWcAhQUnkEHFqBXQmz1G

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The Five Invitations by Frank Ostaseski draws on his experience caring for thousands of dying patients through the Zen Hospice Project to explore what death can teach about living. He presents five “invitations” as ongoing practices rather than theories: don’t wait, welcome everything, bring your whole self, find rest in the middle of difficulty, and stay open to not knowing. His central message is that life is the event we’re invited into, and these lessons only gain meaning when lived through everyday experience.Website: http://www.theunitycenter.net Download Our New App: https://theunitycenter.churchcenter.com/setupAsk Yourself This: https://www.amazon.com/Ask-Yourself-This-Questions-Expand/dp/087159336XSubscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/2hBqp7F Purchase Lesson Series Packages: https://theunitycenter.net/sunday-series-packagesListen to our Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6YJWcAhQUnkEHFqBXQmz1G

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