"We cannot sit down and negotiate with our adversary in good faith unless we have forgiven him." - Nelson Mandela... » read this article

"And one day we must ask the question, Why are there forty million poor people in America? And when you begin to ask that question, you are raising questions about the economic system, about a broader distribution of wealth. When you ask that question, you begin to question the capitalistic... » read this article

DEDICATED TO HANS GARRETT BLOUGH January 1, 1972 - June 28, 1990 Like most young men, Hans loved his music and Jackson Browne and Pink Floyd were his favorite musicians when he made his crossing to the other side. The photograph above was taken of him driving our rented car during our road... » read this article

In his book, Taoism. The Road to Immortality, John Blofeld quoted the following selections from the Tao te' Ching on the subject of wisdom. He elaborates, following the quote: Because he has no high opinion of himself, [his] mind is luminous; not caring for status, he becomes illustrious; being without... » read this article

For the first sharp pangs there is no comfort; whatever goodness may surround us, darkness and silence still hang about our pain. But slowly, the clinging companionship with the dead is linked with our living affections and duties, and we begin to feel our sorrow as a solemn initiation, preparing... » read this article

They that have power to hurt and will do none, That do not do the thing they most do show, Who, moving others, are themselves as stone, Unmoved, cold, and to temptation slow, They rightly do inherit heaven's graces And husband nature's riches from expense; They are the lords and... » read this article

This is a busy time of year for people all round the world. Not everyone, mind you – there are many people in many lands for whom this time is nothing special. But Chanukah is recently over, Ramadan and Eid are not long passed, Kwanzaa arrives this coming Saturday, and... » read this article

Namaste is pronounced "Namastay" with the first two "a's" as the first "a" in America. and the "ay" as in "stay". The "t" is pronounced softly with the area just behind the tip of the tongue pressing against the upper-front teeth with no air passing between. (Jai Maharaj) In Sanskrit... » read this article

Axis of Logic - These are a couple of sad songs by one of our favorite lyricists/vocalists, John Prine. Now please don't be turned away when you see "sad". Sadness is a normal and beautiful human emotion when it's experienced in its purity. Some people mistake sadness for depression. No,... » read this article

"We're cast into this human form, and it's such happiness. This human form knows change, but the ten thousand changes are utterly boundless. Who could calculate the joys they promise?   "And so the sage wanders where nothing is hidden and everything is preserved. The sage calls dying young a... » read this article

If I sit silently, I have sinned. Mossadegh... » read this article

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