A Bit of Beauty
Samscara?
330 Million Gods (Mas o Menos)
In which I encounter some more of the 330 million gods (mas o menos). (Notes: (1) Hindu philosophy speaks of 330 million gods, i.e. a bigger number than we can actually get our minds around, one for every person, giving… (READ MORE)
Kashmir Shaivism (and Ecstatic Fatalism)
I have been told more than once that one cannot technically be a true practitioner/believer in the tenets of Kashmir Shaivism without believing in some form of Godhead. As a nontheist who still finds the teachings and practices informative and… (READ MORE)
Some Cats and Dogs
Tattva Theory (Variation)?
Miami En Route to Havana
As I have been getting prepared to travel to Cuba the best way I know how–reading, watching films, and talking to friends and acquaintances who are Cuban or are otherwise connected to Cuba–I have been thinking much about how a… (READ MORE)
Weeding?
This rose that I see on my route to work has particularly lovely blooms. It is being strangled by weeds. What am I saying about myself with the inclination to weed and rescue the bush and with the decision to… (READ MORE)
State of the Garden
Found Exhortation
Grounds for Sculpture, Seward Johnson