A Scene from Cumberland Bay
Before his sister could budge him out of the way,Mendon climbsdown the rabbit hole to a window in the stars where everything worth seeing … Read More “A Scene from Cumberland Bay”
Before his sister could budge him out of the way,Mendon climbsdown the rabbit hole to a window in the stars where everything worth seeing … Read More “A Scene from Cumberland Bay”
I found this pictureof myself when Iwas less than a year old-September 1981 – in my mother’s arms, wading near a beach on … Read More “When Film Took More Than Time”
Five months after you came into the world, you discovered the fawnbrown mystery of brittle leaves in December. Back when the winterswere … Read More “Leaf Pile”
There are moments so sacred that I can only share them in a poem. When I am reading tomy son in his … Read More “Putting My Son to Bed”
This Sunday will be Father’s Day in Hong Kong. Most young people, luckily, will get to enjoy the 18th with … Read More “Fathers and Sons: The Buddha and King Suddhodana”
Ratnadevi ‘Ready’, called the egg when it was laid. ‘Now I’m ready!’ called the tadpole when it had hatched. ‘Now … Read More “Who knows what else might come?”
In Bangladesh, a short term monastic experience is highly regarded by every male Buddhist. Some join the monastic order permanently … Read More “My Journey to Become a Monk”