Last Virgin Pine
Solitary and heavyunder the unseated saddleof an infinite sky, Immortality is a ruthless harvester of data: an endless string of half breaths … Read More “Last Virgin Pine”
Sending Loving-kindness
“Did today’s guided meditation session make your mind happy and peaceful?” I asked this question to Chan Oi Wan, an … Read More “Sending Loving-kindness”
Swept Away
Swept away.That boy.Out to sea. Taken bythe storm.His motherdid not loseher grip. Her fingerswere his body. She clung withwhat she had. … Read More “Swept Away”
A Measure of the Disorder
It’s ancient Egypt andscarab beetles, too—aneternal recurrence oflives to come nevermore.It’s the narrownessof the trail and the bottomof Avalanche Pass, a … Read More “A Measure of the Disorder”
Buddhist Media: Jesco Puluj’s Search for Paths Less Travelled
What does it mean to be a follower of the Buddha’s path? The Enlightened One was, after all, the Prime … Read More “Buddhist Media: Jesco Puluj’s Search for Paths Less Travelled”
Moral laziness, vegetarianism, and government intervention
This month Thomas Wells, a philosophy professor at Tilburg University in the Netherlands, offered a plea for more active government … Read More “Moral laziness, vegetarianism, and government intervention”
Mayadevi and the Concept of Eternity
Descent from Heaven. From rigpawiki.org Mayadevi gave birth to the prince Siddhartha Gautama in 563 BCE (other possible dates are … Read More “Mayadevi and the Concept of Eternity”
Squawking about climate change
When I was in Australia recently, a good friend—someone I know to be very well informed as well as very … Read More “Squawking about climate change”
Blue Mountain Jewel
Plunged intothe crevasses of alove untrammeled,you are my BlueMountain jewel,my wind-scourgedbase selected bythe elements. Burnished with slow infrared heat, youroriginal … Read More “Blue Mountain Jewel”
Find Your Tree
By George Cassidy Payne Find your treeand everythingZen made of sky.For the worldhas gone wrong.The gamma raysare off. The heartis anachronisticand … Read More “Find Your Tree”