An implicit and unexamined premise has crept into the minds of thinking people. It is that science is the highest act which human beings are capable. It is not. That…
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perception
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Meditation is inherently solitary. Even when people sit in groups, the intent is to be alone within. Insight inquiry, on the other hand, involves two or more people questioning and…
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On the same day I wrote my last column about an experience I had in Russia 27 years ago, a young Russian couple, born around that time, came up as…
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It’s more than an hour before dawn. To the east, Venus shines more brightly than I’ve ever seen it, morning or evening. It’s so bright that I’m not sure at…
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Humans are complex creatures. The question is, do we accept being complicated as an immutable aspect of the human condition, or do we sustain the arduous task of being simple?
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An overcast day conveys an admixture of somberness and beauty. There were two brief showers, the first in many weeks in California’s Central Valley.