Sifting Through Lies
Wednesday, June 16, 2021Glendale, California Sifting Through Lies Reviewing events of the past few days, I am reminded of the near impossibility... Read More
Why Read Saul Bellow?
Friday, May 21, 2021Eugene, Oregon Why Read Saul Bellow? Before recommending immersion into Mr. Bellow’s brilliant fictional worlds, I wish to apologize... Read More
Must You Feel Empty and Lonely?
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Must You Feel Empty and Lonely? Usually inspired by J. Krishnamurti’s words, these excerpts from his teachings left me troubled: People running... Read More
Atlanta Shooting: The Rush to Oversimplify
Sunday, March 21, 2021Glendale, California Atlanta Shooting: The Rush to Oversimplify My Dearest Readers, [Before delving into a possibly life-endangering topic, I... Read More
On Being a Zen Retriever
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Sunday, February 7, 2021Glendale, CA On Being a Zen Retriever Have you ever noticed, as I do, how much of the day... Read More
Defecation, Fornication, and Dissociation
Joshua Tree National Park, CaliforniaFriday, January 8, 2021 Defecation, Fornication, and Dissociation A most troubling triad, I know, but here’s the point:... Read More
Meditating One-Year In: Five Reflections
Joshua Tree National Park, CaliforniaTuesday, January 5, 2021 Meditating One-Year In: Five Reflections Without conscious plan or intent, I began meditating, on... Read More
The Whole World Is Watching
Saturday, October 24, 2020Glendale, California “The Whole World Is Watching” Anti-Vietnam War demonstrators chanted this phrase, as relevant now as in 1968,... Read More
Covid and Complexity
Wednesday, October 14, 2020Glendale, California Covid and Complexity We human beings struggle mightily with the endless complexity of our world. It arouses... Read More
Enjoy The Pandemic!
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adversity, Buddhism, covid-19, crisis, insight, learning, pandemic, self-reflection, Taoism, the present
///Saturday, September 26, 2020 Cayucos, California Enjoy the Pandemic! If you’ve read past the title, then perhaps you can stomach the paradoxical,... Read More