Departing the Familiar Posted on 09/04/2014 by Michael Gray Sitting in a railway carriage as it pulls out from Charing Cross station (or Amsterdam, Buenos Aires, Montreal) we depart the city and...
An Eye for an Eye Posted on 07/01/2014 by Michael Gray An Eye for an Eye In the context of opportunities for a deeper life, Peter Ouspensky offered an interpretation of the famous Old...
A New World Posted on 07/01/2014 by Michael Gray A New World We can learn to open to a greater time in which we recognize that our aliveness right now is conferred...
“Why Not?” by Ken McKeon Posted on 07/01/2014 by Michael Gray Why Not? Bits of early morning traffic noise, bird chirps, one droning plane, Too sleepy to even think of saying Leave me alone,...
Tree Koan Posted on 06/05/2014 by Michael Gray Tree Koan One evening, working on a tugboat in northern British Columbia, I understood a Koan. Finally, the book that seemed designed to demonstrate...
Labyrinth Posted on 06/05/2014 by Michael Gray THE LABYRINTH We are always taking a next step along a path. Sometimes we are aware of turning in a fresh direction, sometimes our...
“The Sunday Suits” by M in the Trees Posted on 06/05/2014 by Michael Gray The Sunday Suits How strange it felt to wander through my father’s house to stop in the bedroom doorway and see the partially-open closet...
A FORK IN THE PATH Posted on 04/28/2014 by Michael Gray I like to stand in a shower, like a horse in the racket of the rain. But once, when I was younger and more...
“Friday Lunch” by Ken Mckeon Posted on 04/25/2014 by Michael Gray Friday Lunch Light wind, and the low clouds gradually yield to sunlight, As we – an old friend and myself- sit and chat straight...
“Light Rain Welcome” by Ken McKeon Posted on 04/18/2014 by Michael Gray For Waterman Only small rain falling this morning, Light but really welcome, The dry Sonoma hillsides Bound to green up, Vines going to be...