Turning the Wheel
There are moments when a sudden shift in circumstances, perhaps precipitated by an external event, sweeps away our familiar certainties; and from that day...
Category: Passages
Appreciating our Journeys
I appreciate it when someone who has faith in the power of prayer offers to pray for me. And I wish I could offer...
How I See Myself
A couple of mornings ago, I was doing my usual half hour of practice when an insight dropped into my mind: I seemed to...
Bearing Witness
In “Witness: Lessons from Elie Wiesel’s Classroom” a book by Ariel Burger, who was a teaching assistant and lifelong student of the man who...
Waiting by the Wayside
In my dream I’m waiting by the side of the road: I’m a half-eaten hotdog, flung out the window of a speeding car, lying...
The Truth about Crows
Franz Kafka’s aphorisms still speak to the reality in which we live. One observation, which ostensibly targets our playful, adamant cousins, the crows, strikes...
Beyond Limitation
“Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.”—Albert Einstein. The limit for which Einstein is probably best known is that the speed of...
Free at Last
My friend, Foster Hall, died this week, after 19 years living on a ventilator at the VA Hospital. Some of you will remember that...
Life is a Drifting Cloud
“Life happens while we’re making other plans”,“The best laid plans of mice and men go awry”. Why does life so often sidetrack our plans?...
The Dreaming of the Sands
We can examine the sinew and bones of experience for their secrets, but it may be that the mystery of time is to be...