Thinking Allowed–but No Gurus
It’s long been recognized by spiritual leaders from Eastern cultures who have set up ashrams, temples and meditation centers in America, that the guru/student...
Category: Companions in Time
Why a Bird has two Wings
The phrase (“Wisdom and Compassion are like the two wings of a bird”) expresses an important message for our fragmented times. This Buddhist saying...
Dialogue: Best Two-for-One Deal Ever
In the midst of increasingly visible threats to our planet, who doesn’t yearn for the healthy balance that all life forms rely on to...
Mr. X and Mrs. G.
I don’t think often of Mr. Escobar, but he came to mind a few days ago when my writing group spent 12 minutes riffing...
Why Self-Interest Often Prevails
Intentions that are inclusive, holistic, and concerned about the well-being of our communities can have a hard time producing a clearly focused message, especially...
Poor Cousins of the True and the Good
This morning, a thought popped to the surface of the stream that seems to flow without cease through my mind—even when I am unaware...
A Rising Tide
Last week I met with some fellow writers, as I do twice a month. Looking back, I find myself wondering why it felt especially...
Glimmers of Light
“Aren’t we tired of seeing what is wrong in the world and having no way to address it? There is no profit in fighting,...
Spring Flowers in a Field
You can encounter an insight hundreds of times without it really catching hold in your mind–like a burr catches hold of your pant leg...
Freedom of Mind, Mind of Freedom
I doubt that I’m the only one who has felt like the mouse in Kafka’s “A Little Fable”: “ALAS”, said the mouse, “the world...