Prayer
As a nontheist, I’ve not been much called to prayer throughout my life. In these days of social crisis though, in addition to taking concrete action, though not directed at a being, I find myself praying as a mode of… (READ MORE)
Happy Diwali
True light-making: art out of trash.
Sightseeing
The guides who took us to the Taj Mahal and Red Fort were very good. What I appreciated was that they spoke about social issues, including education/literacy, and global warming. Alas, internet connection (lobby only) too erratic today for a… (READ MORE)
Jai Shiva
Posting May Become Intermittent
On the Way to William Penn House for Tuesday Night Yoga Practice
Worked Hard All Week, Persisted in Resisting, and Worshipped the Goddess Uma Incarnate as Feline
How did your week go?
On the Walk Home From Work (Outside the Department of Labor and Across the Street From the Shelter for Those Without Homes)
Thinking about privilege, including the privilege to choose whether to take time away from the conflict and not think about it. I’m trying to be conscious of that particular privilege whenever I find myself instinctively trying to turn away and… (READ MORE)
On the Way to William Penn House for Tuesday Night Yoga Practice (with a Detour to the UPS Store Which Resulting in My Bumping Into a Neighbor Who Is Growing Glorious Dahlias)
Avilokitesvara
Avilokitesvara– god(dess) of compassion had one head and two arms. Zhe didn’t have enough ears to listen to all the stories of suffering, so one of the buddhas busted one head into eleven. Avilokitesvara’s two arms broke from the weight… (READ MORE)