We still might feed the dark thing in us that grows away from the light until against all sense we mysteriously flower in the other direction. Quietly, each spring, things in the plant world start growing slowly toward the light, while their roots find their way...
“The spiritual life is about becoming more at home in your own skin.” Parker J. Palmer Anything that removes what grows between our hearts and the day is spiritual. It might be the look of a loved one stirring their coffee as morning light surprises their groggy eyes....
How many ways can a statute dream of living? Every time I reach for you, we begin. We begin.. The line between the living and watching is very thin. A moment’s rest or pause for reflection can spread into a thickness of hesitation, and the next thing we know,...
In keeping the center of the I empty, the miracle of life can enter and heal. It’s not by chance that the dark center of the human eye, the pupil, is actually an empty hole through which the world becomes known to us. Likewise, in a spiritual sense, the I is the empty...
“The whole world could praise Sung Jung-Tzu and it wouldn’t make him exert himself. The whole world could condemn him and it wouldn’t make him mope. He drew a clear line between the internal and external.” Chuang Tzu These words were spoken by Chuang Tzu in the...
