What More Can I Say?
Remembrance
I woke up this morning remembering. How could I not? People all over the world are remembering and thinking about the events of 9/11 and how they changed the course of global society. And yesterday morning I woke up at… (READ MORE)
Lunch at Greens
Bhakti
Please read this beautiful article by Natalie Miller on bhakti — the path and practice of devotion.
September Newsletter (web version of e-newsletter)
Dear Friends, Even in this hot, dry week, three weeks before the formal start of autumn, the harbingers of seasonal change are coming. When I sit to meditate in the morning, it is still not quite light out, the scent… (READ MORE)
Did You Do Anything Fun for the Labor Day Weekend?
When I go back to work tomorrow, people will ask me whether I did anything “fun” over the Labor Day Weekend, just as before the weekend I was asked it I had anything “fun” planned. At recent gatherings where I… (READ MORE)
What If?–Part II
Yesterday I asked about setting an intention to be blissful in every thing we do for a day. Having the intention is a good start (I might not even have thought of such an intention without my yoga practice). What… (READ MORE)
What If? (an Invitation)
What if for a whole day you did every single thing with the intention of becoming blissful? If you have them, taking care of pets or kids or elders? Every thing that you did at work? How you went from… (READ MORE)
Too Many Cucumbers? Make Cool, Green Cucumber Soup
Have too many cucumbers? Perhaps some of them have grown to enormous, beyond salad-eating proportions? It’s time for cucumber soup. Per person proportions for a generous serving (multiply accordingly): 1 cup peeled, seeded, diced cucumber 1/2 ripe avocado 1/2 jalapeno,… (READ MORE)
Spiritual Unity in Religious Diversity
It has been heart-rending for me to read about the growing rancor and bigotry about religion and race as we approach the mid-term elections. I am concerned as a peace-loving and community-minded citizen. I am also concerned as a personal… (READ MORE)