We Are Contextual Beings
Here is one of my central inquiries: If our spiritual and religious practices are not expanding our circle of empathy, compassion, love...
In Hardship, Choose Bewilderment Over Cleverness
In grappling with degenerative autoimmune disease, I often wished for a speedy redemption, for something meaningful to come out of my...
The Great Divide
The great divide: On the left there is business It loves to think and problem solve Move fast and talk with resolve Perform so hard...
The Eagle And The Chicken
A fable is told about an eagle that thought he was a chicken. When the eagle was very small, he fell from the safety of his nest. A...
Sacred Vs. Survival Language
Avidya is the defining of a self which is not the self; with happiness in what is actually suffering; with purity in what is really...
The False Self From Childhood
I ran across a developmental psychology theory not long ago that I’ve had bouncing around in the back of my head ever since. It...
Listening Is A Great Art
You know, listening is a great art. It is one of the great arts we have not cultivated: to listen completely to another. When you listen...
Sacred Mess Of Nature
A seed eventually blooms into the most beautiful flower. But first it must break down, crack open, travel through mud without any...
Genjo Koan
Enlightenment is like the moon reflected in the water. The moon does not get wet, nor is the water broken. Although its light is...
Is There A Real World Out There?
Here’s a commonsense view of perception. Let’s call it the “how things seem” view. There’s a...
What Is Prayer?
And what is prayer? Again, I would like to remain silent, for silence is the closest we come to God before losing ourself in that. Prayer...
A Jeweler's Eye
Of my diagnosis, he had asked, “If you could take it all back, would you?” The answer I arrived at was this: “The...