Tradition Points to God – Sept. 4, 2018
“God is not a Christian, God is not a Jew, or a Muslim, or a Hindu, or a Buddhist. All of those are human systems which human beings have created to try to help us walk into the mystery of God. I honor my tradition, I walk through my tradition, but I don’t think my […]
Separation – Sept. 3, 2018
“Separation is the fundamental sin, which has countless expressions.” -Kabir Helminski, The Knowing Heart
Speaking Blessings – Aug. 31, 2018
“A woman with a scarf over her head hoists her six-year-old up onto the first step of the school bus. “Good-bye,” she says. …. The noise of the traffic almost drowns out the sound of the word, but the shape of it lingers on the old man’s lips. He tries to look vigorous and resourceful […]
A Knack for Noticing – Aug. 30, 2018
“Somehow, as we grow up, we lose the knack for noticing unless we cultivate it as a practice. Outside my office hangs a trio of pictures taken by my younger son, Dan, who is doing just that. Walking through a park in Paris, he spotted an old man who had become friends with birds, and […]