The Yin Yang symbol is complex yet simple. As a younger person I predominantly saw the dialectic – the dynamism, of competing forces. It’s what Read more

When a wise mentor with selfless intent speaks in earnest to a disciple, it behooves that disciple to listen with reverence. You may not see Read more

The lens of ageing is fraught with complexities. Ageism, encompassing discrimination, marginalization, and negative stereotyping is without a doubt prevalent in this country and other Read more

“In studying , each day something is gained.In following the Tao, each day something is lost.Lost and again lost.Until there is nothing left to do.Not-doing, Read more

Nationalism is an obsolete concept fraught with existential danger in this modern age.
The deleterious effects of climate change, of declining air quality, the shrinking Read more

It was a weird autumn afternoon. Leaves were illuminating their brilliant glory annunciating the certain darkness and death to come. Weary, I rested in my Read more

Be wise, thoughtful, and emphatic. Beautiful words that flow gracefully from the tongue. Easy to say, difficult to live. We are born through the mothers Read more

A square with benches, approaching a subway entrance on the Upper West Side. Seemed like the whole world was there, on display. Many languages and Read more

In the twilight of consciousness, between the real and surreal, there abides a well of imaginative and loose connections. It’s an interesting state of awareness: Read more

I’ve been reading spiritual treatises, philosophical tomes, even Beat literature over the last few years.  I recently completed a 450 page interpretive book on the Read more