Blog - MICHAEL GRAY

Almost There

I’m in a speedboat churning through the water at full throttle, crossing a lake. This lake seems to be larger than I thought. Near...

My memories usually show up as oft-told reruns of the small handful of things I actively remember from my past life. The recollections that...

If my days are numbered I seem to have lost count If some memories are true And others not, I can’t tell them apart...

Walking on a foreign shore, Mist intermingling with each breath, A traveler can’t understand How at home he feels. With no next moment, And...

Of being strung out on the rack of the actual, Like well-worn garments hung out to dry. Are those shirts and jeans the ones...

I have to confess that I don’t really remember the past. Of course, images and whole scenes that pretend to be of past experiences...

Whether we actually practice being at the center of our experience, or simply try to pay attention to our feelings and thoughts as they...

I turned 82 today and it seems a good occasion to give some thought to the future. Of course, like many of us, my...

In the early 1990’s over a period of several months, I studied “Knowledge of Freedom: Time to Change,” a book by Tarthang Tulku. That...

Isn’t it strange to watch Supreme Court justices acting with all the bias of ordinary people? I suppose that shouldn’t be surprising. What else...