It Won’t Be the Way You Think
The reason children are excited to see what comes next is because they don’t assume they already know. They don’t...
The Winged Energy of Delight
Yesterday before bedtime I read Rumi’s poem “The Window Within the Soul.” I gave into the temptation to pull just...
The Great Work
"It is not necessary for you to complete the work; neither are you free to desist from it." - Rabbi...
The Personal Is the Universal
Whenever we care passionately about something, it’s always personal. That intensity of feeling has a deeply personal quality. It has...
Drink as Deep as You Can
In every moment there is something to look at, something to feel, something to taste—a flavor in the atmosphere, a...
Non-Duality and the Cross-Eyed King
Two birds, but they fly together. We see duality all the time in our perceptions: Ourself and other, “I” and...
The Middle Way, Wherever We Are
We go through life trying to find harmony and balance, yet we often overlook the harmony and balance that are...
We Are the Protectors
I was reading an article about indigenous peoples and the importance of their role and message to the earth in...
Let’s Sublime
When I first learned “sublime” was a verb, the idea fascinated me. Yes, it’s a term in chemistry, but just...
This Rain
What a thing it is to sit absolutely alone, in the forest, at night, cherished by this wonderful, unintelligible, perfectly...
There is meaning, intrinsic meaning, in every moment.