From The Fortune Cookie Fortune Collection
Found Exhortation
At first glance, th e exhortation to love all and serve all (Ram Das has said Neem Karoli Baba gave him advice like that) may seem unreasonable and perhaps impossible. But the exhortation to love doesn’t require liking all or… (READ MORE)
Signs Around Town
Dance Exchange
Ganesha and Some Two-Wheelers
The Whole World
I’ve always wondered what’s really meant by saying that you’ve got the whole world inside of you.
Another Self-Induced India Photo Flashback (Roadside Temples)
Another self-induced India photo flashback after a long work day reading and writing at the computer with breaks only for shoveling snow and for eating and cleaning up. We were traveling on the bus when I saw the Durga temple… (READ MORE)
Signs Around Town (Excerpt)
Kali on the Outskirts of Town
She was banished to the outskirts of town by the patriarchy, but the outskirts are nicer than the center of town these days (not actually sure whether the latter is true). She is unassuming on the surface and secretly wild,… (READ MORE)
Jai Hanuman
On the walk from the dentist back to the office. I wonder how many civil servants think about Hanuman on their way to work.
Lions and Demons and Snakes, Oh My!
One of the most extraordinary things about the effulgent creativity and the omnipresent display of the pantheon in India is its unabashedly vulnerable nakedness about our deepest fears and desires (the ones we usually try so hard in the West… (READ MORE)