For an Addict
On its way through the innocent night the moth is ambushed by the light, becomes glued to a window where a candle burns its...
Nature and Nonviolence
You don’t discriminate between the seed and the plant. You see that they ‘inter-are’ with each other, that they are...
Past and Future: Two Streams of the Soul
Thus there are two streams, one from the past and one from the future, which come together in the soul -- will anyone who observes...
Is the Universe Friendly?
"I think the most important question facing humanity is, ‘Is the universe a friendly place?’ This is the first and...
Response Vs. Reaction
When I was 19 and 20, part of what drove my urge to awaken was that we were still in the midst of the Cold War, and it looked as though...
Why Can't We Tolerate Emptiness?
Why is it so hard for us to tolerate emptiness in our minds? The prevalent belief that action always equals progress may be a...
Business Lessons from A Quiet Gardener
The people who know me best know that at heart I am just a quiet gardener. My garden has probably taught me the most about how things...
Song of the Soul
In the depth of my soul there is A wordless song – a song that lives In the seed of my heart. It refuses to melt with ink on...
Science As Spiritual Practice
Spiritual endeavor often begins when a direct experience of suffering (or rapture) drives a person out of the confines of self. From...
An Ego Strategy to Avoid Surrender
What is conventionally called “love” is an ego strategy to avoid surrender. You are looking to someone to give you that which...
Living Lessons of Biomimicry
Biomimics are men and women who are exploring nature’s masterpieces -- photosynthesis, self-assembly, natural selection, and...
Nothing Left to Fight Against
During the Vietnam War, I was a political activist. I fought for peace. There was some contradiction. There...