Meditations

Humans have a primal need to belong to particular groups, and for the vast majority of people, that is the basis of their identity. But in places as far-flung as…

There was an incident in the St. Louis Cardinals/Atlanta Braves wildcard game today that defines present-day America. It can be summed up by this unspoken command, the unwritten code of non-conduct…

In the science fiction classic “2001, A Space Odyssey,” HAL, the all too human-like computer, malfunctions and becomes evil. As the sole surviving astronaut is deleting him, it begs for…

At nearly 1000 meters, the reservoir is seasonally about two weeks ahead of the Valley, and the first colors of autumn have appeared. Even at mid-afternoon, the air is chilly.

Dusk is quickly descending. Moments after taking my seat at streamside, I hear something in the water a short distance downstream. I turn to see a young, full-grown deer standing in…

First, there is no method to meditation, so the title is a misnomer. Meditation means initiating the unwilled movement of negation, which ends psychological time.

It felt like a meditative state began the moment I saw the sharply etched hills against the cerulean and cirrus-clad sky at the edge of town. Feeling drawn to the…

This weeks Costa Rican Times Horoscope by Lou Cheek