Archive for August, 2007

And A Deer Dies

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

It just so happens that Rebecca and I often run into animals in distress. They’ve ranged from hawks to humans to groundhogs to domestic dogs, and in most cases we’ve been able to help the creature so that it can be released back into the wild, get proper medical attention, or find its way home.
But […]

This Boring, Miraculous World

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Someone wrote to me recently asking about how we can cure the ‘world is boring’ sickness.
I first realized how powerful this sickness was when I returned from my stay in the wilderness. During my time in the woods, I had become accustomed to a much slower way of life. My thoughts and mind-activity […]

The Wheel of Samsara

Monday, August 13th, 2007

Spiritual Concepts Series, Part 4

Read the other articles in this series:
Spiritual Concepts Series, Part One — Karma
Spiritual Concepts Series, Part Two — Mushin, Wu Wei, and Sahaja
Spiritual Concepts Series, Part Three — Rebirth
Spiritual Concepts Series, Part Four — Maya
Translation from language to language is never clean. Nuances, and sometimes complete meanings, can’t always be […]