It is no secret that the film industry is going through an accelerated evolution. What should always remain at the … Read More “In a milestone for Buddhist film, “Carving the Divine” is coming to Raindance”
Most Zen monks in the west only wear their robes for ceremonial purposes. But I’ve found that when I’m on … Read More “Robes: An Invitation to Connect”
doubting you would, under the Ford Street Bridge at dawn, you kissed me, as a trumpet vine grabs onto every available surface, on arbors, fences, telephone poles, and trees, you wrapped your tendrils into my yellow throat and … Read More “The Disbanding of an Assumption”
I am weak but willingI am flawed but fluid. I am lost but listening.I am ready for you to come through … Read More “Detox Prayer”
As lemongrass holds the river’s first shimmer of morning light, you possessme. Drifting in the marsh, my fingertips dipping in the water, like a … Read More “A Bond”
Just as water will flow througha well-worn riverbed, even beyond and after death,I go to that place of memory between … Read More “Sri Yantra”
The hour I walked through your temple door,I came and knelt before your table. Thirsty and tired after a long … Read More “At First Sight”
Spread on the seagrass, curved as fishing knives, the cards of my past arrive unexpectedly, three swords piercing the heart, the only organ that won’t … Read More “A Midnight Oracle”
Hiking with children, in a nature park at noon, the world is sparkling and synth-laden. Without trying, the sacred ibis of thought is … Read More “What You Cannot Help Naming”
Without pride, senses controlled,born or to be born, we met as hilarious strangers, each wanting something impossible.I wanted all beings like … Read More “The Bobcat”
