At Loose Ends
Most mornings, when I get up–today at 4 am– my typical activities are not shy about urging themselves on my attention: dishes, making and...
Category: Time, Space, and Knowledge
On the Eighth Day
It must have been a Monday. Once the second Monday rolled around, the endless cycles that have prevailed ever since were set in motion....
Simple Insights
I had two insights this past week. They both seem as simple as to be hardly worth mentioning; but I don’t want to forget...
Pendulums in the Sky with Diamonds
“Leave them alone and they’ll come home, wagging their tails behind them.”–From the writings of 16th century shepherdess, Little Bo Peep. This morning, I...
The Private and the General
How did the title “General” become an image of authority and “Private” of subservience to that authority? Surely it’s as private individuals that we...
Clear Sailing
How easy it is to lose track of all the space that permeates every part of our embodiment and lies within every surface that...
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...
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...