“To arrive at understanding from being one’s true self is called nature. To arrive at being one’s true self from understanding is called culture.” Confucius It seems we all learn in two ongoing ways: being who we are helps us know more about this life, and what we...
Two scientists traveled halfway round the world to ask a Hindu sage what he thought about their theories. When they arrived, he kindly brought them into his garden and poured them tea. Though the two small cups were full, the sage kept pouring. Tea kept over flowing...
“To be near something beautiful or precious but to be unable to experience it, is the subtlest form of torture.” Robert Johnson We all have these moments when the rose loses its color for some reason, or the music no longer stirs us, or the sweet, gentle soul across...
“You are the laboratory and every day is an experiment. Go and find what is new and unexpected.” Joel Elkes Every time we talk to someone, there comes back to us a map of expectation as to how we should respond. We share a confusion; we are often given a direction. We...
“A fish cannot drown in water. A bird does not fall in air. Each creature God made must live in its own true nature.” Mechthild of Magdeburg Somewhere in the Middle Ages in a remote part of Germany, this introspective seer came upon the wisdom that living in our own...
