BEYOND ALL THIS
We are all familiar with the debate over what factor exerts the most powerful influence on our human development. Is it nature or...
FEVER
As I was putting the final touches on MY GRANDPA’S SECOND WIFE, I convinced myself that it was the last book I would ever write. In past...
JOURNEY'S END
Two days ago, I finally published MY GRANDPA’S SECOND WIFE. My long, long journey in writing this book has finally come to an end. I took...
FOREST TIME
My spiritual teacher, Swami Bodhanada Sariswati, taught me about a custom in ancient India. When a person was finished with her...
FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT
As we approach the winter solstice, we are mindful of the fact that the ever-darkening days give way to the gradual dawning of light....
SPIRIT OF WINTER
There is something about the changing of the seasons that feels timeless. A hundred years ago, a thousand years ago, a hundred thousand...
ALL ONE
If there is even the faintest gleam of a silver lining to this disastrous pandemic on our planet, it might be this: the unending tragedy...
SUPERPOWER
I’ve never done well with group participation. I find group dynamics to be frustrating, the behavior of people in groups annoying. Being...
DANCING ON A THREAD
Sometimes, I find myself rehearsing conversations in my head, conversations in which I try to defend my point of view to a person who...
BEING
Recently, I’ve been doing a lot of strengthening and stretching exercises to address physical maladies. My efforts seem to be paying off....
