Category Archives: Spirituality

The Dalai Lama on Hope

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

Here is a message we desperately need in these times – perhaps in all times.  From His Holiness, the Dalai Lama’s keynote address for Tulane University’s 2013 commencement, May 18, in the Superdome in New Orleans.

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Jorinda and Joringel, Part 2

Posted on May 11, 2013 by

This post continues my discussion of Jorinda and Joringel, a fairytale from the Brothers Grimm.  If you haven’t read Part 1, I suggest you do so.  What follows will make more sense.  Here is a summary of the story: A … Continue reading →

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Permission to be ourselves

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

Not long ago, I came upon a post by Zen practitioner, Tomas Qubeck, called “Zen: How to Recalibrate Myself Back to Zero.”  Tomas discusses his love of solitary retreats.  I’m with him on that score, but then he adds an … Continue reading →

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The Second Coming by W.B. Yeats

Posted on April 19, 2013 by

We have all heard and read more words this week than we want or need. The ones that keep coming back to me were written in 1919, in a poem called “The Second Coming,” a haunting vision written by William … Continue reading →

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The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho: a book review

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

I started reading The Alchemist soon after its publication in 1988, but I didn’t finish it then, for reasons I don’t clearly remember. I picked it up again after author and writing friend, Amy Rogers, recommended the book for its … Continue reading →

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A retreat with Anam Thubten, January, 2013

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

Thanks to a recent comment by Sara Lier, I have the correct attribution for one of my favorite quotes.  It was Muriel Rukeyser, the American poet and activist, who said, “The universe is made of stories, not atoms.” I think Anam … Continue reading →

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