Realizing anatta (non-self) through Travel
Visiting home. Such a strange thing, to visit one’s home. In this case a period I spent in Montana from 2015-2018. … Read More “Realizing anatta (non-self) through Travel”
Month: April 2019
On this Day: 30 April
On 30 April 1900 the Hawaiian Organic Act was passed and from that day onwards the Islands have been part … Read More “On this Day: 30 April”
The Vigil of Silence
Photo by Poorna Jayasinghe The media deals in words as a trade. Words are what media professionals sell, in a … Read More “The Vigil of Silence”
Seen from the Surface of Mars
Beneath the scars hiddenin the crevasses, two solareclipses can be seen from the surface of Mars.A place where all creaturesknow how … Read More “Seen from the Surface of Mars”
The Problem with Kindness
There is a gulf between the secular and the religious parts of our lives. In sacred settings we talk about … Read More “The Problem with Kindness”
The Human Condition in Eight Stanzas
We are part of a family treethat is more than a metaphor.The birds feed off our limbs. And besides, this illness called the … Read More “The Human Condition in Eight Stanzas”
Thinking About the Past
I have recently been thinking quite a lot about the past. I guess that’s what a lot of people do … Read More “Thinking About the Past”
Unconscious of the Changes
Alone and ignored,rolled up like a napkinin a French bistro, zonedout to the blithe, unconditionedair, measuring the breathsof a caving … Read More “Unconscious of the Changes”
Like Bees Lost From the Hive
We grew this way, we are this kind of species. The water we bathe in is part of the infinite sky.We grew … Read More “Like Bees Lost From the Hive”
Discovering the Pain of the World by Accident
Are we not a little like the horsesthat drove theRoman chariots? Strangling themselvesthe harder they pull. Or more like iron bladesgrinding the … Read More “Discovering the Pain of the World by Accident”