Logging and Clear Cutting
I realized a day or so ago that our society uses the word “logging” to refer to at least two distinct activities. Our forest...
Category: Time, Space, and Knowledge
What we don’t know
I’m been feeling inadequate and overwhelmed by the pain and confusion that periodically sweeps through my family and for which the latent threat of...
The Die is not yet Cast.
“We have complete control in the special sense that we do not need to control anything. Whether emotions and circumstances control us or we...
Can We Trust What We Know?
There is a certain kind of knowledge that has risen to the top of the knowledge food chain in our world. This kind of...
Reaching the Great Water
I have been influenced by a way of looking at life—my life, all of life—that hovers beyond words and concepts, even while it nourishes...
A Call from Memory
A church bell just rung for the second time this morning, as I’m sitting over a first cup of coffee in the town of...
Kicking the Can down the Road
A few mornings ago, I noticed that the hallway bathroom has mildew patches on the ceiling; as I have noticed almost every day for...
Putting Humpty Dumpty Together Again.
We had a successful Thanksgiving dinner at our house this year. Six family members all appreciated that the food served accommodated their dietary regimes....
Which World are we Talking about?
“In the fight between you and the world, back the world.” Franz Kafka, Great Wall of China, Aphorism 50, Page 171 This is one...
Slowing Down and Filling Up
This week, doing a TSK exercise (“Going without Going”–modified to allow the ‘goer’ to remain seated, instead of walking very slowly, which for me...