The thing about waiting is that it’s almost always about wanting something else; something other – not this and not here. We wait for the offer, the start, the change, or the end. Sending an email, one waits for a response. Applying for a job, one waits...
The word surrender, somewhat like the word pleasure, can be understood in two distinct and opposing ways. On one hand the former can indicate defeat and the latter, something unsavoury. On the other hand, they can point to enlightenment and delight. It is like that...
There are so many things to do other than write. All writers know that’s true. I’ve been on a Pelee Island writing retreat for nine days with no other task before me but to write. Divine, dedicated, and delicious, this time has been a big chunk of heaven. Here, I...
Last week I posted the first part of the first day of Rebalancing training in Pune India, 1988. Here is a continuation of that first day. Amrita stands facing the group with her eyes closed, arms loose at her sides. Sats gently lifts her hand. “We’re going to explore...
For many years, I have wondered about the nature of mind and self, identity and personality. My story, What’s Left is about a woman who has a brain aneurysm which floods much of the right side of her brain, leaving her with her capacity for math and logic, but no...
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