Empty and Full
Several Sanskrit terms have made it into Western vocabularies. Some, such as karma and samsara, require no translation, and are considered by many to...
Category: Time, Space, and Knowledge
Mr. Quantum and Ms. Universe
Imagine that there is a massive body (Earth) orbiting a more massive body (Sun) and orbited by a smaller body (Moon); and that, strange...
Just Going through a Phase
Have you ever noticed that you can’t divide the seven days of a week into two equal parts? I water the lawn twice a...
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...
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...