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Nature on a Motorcycle
I was surfing and flying through open space, feeling the pulse and pounding wind on my body, sensing the tarmac road beneath. I smelled everything. Manure fertilizes miles of land and it stinks. But it’s real and it goes away when you pass on to the next sensation of mother earth and civilization intermingling. Like, … Continue reading Nature on a Motorcycle
Resurrection Sunday: On Tolstoy’s Law of Love and Violence
When I was young, we dipped and colored Easter eggs. I remember how my mother dropped the tiny tablets into plastic cups turning the clear water into yellow, green, red, blue. There were stickers, too. I remember years later preparing the same cups for my son and daughter and I remember my aunt who is … Continue reading Resurrection Sunday: On Tolstoy’s Law of Love and Violence
Our Light World
For John Think of yourself as a lightbulb, a vessel, a generator of light. You’re round, fragile and require electricity. The amount of light you have depends on wattage, voltage and frequency. In human speak, we’re talking about presence and your capacity to illuminate reality. The human light bulb is a clever device indeed! We … Continue reading Our Light World
Anchor on the Days of Nothing
Darkness. Light. Shadows. Contour. I close my eyes. I open them and repeat. It’s the setting sun and the break of dawn inside me. This is my anchor on the days of nothing. There is war and there is peace. There’s surrender and agency. The terrain feels tough and grainy. I am swept away by … Continue reading Anchor on the Days of Nothing
Mindful Bardō 