The Dimming of Desire and The Vow of a Cow
In my very first post on this blog, On Being a Fat Cow, I wrote about my experience of the second Bodhisattva Vow, which, the way that I learned it, states: Desires […]
In a Monsoon
I’m soaked and freezing to the bone, sitting in a Starbucks drinking a tall dark brew and eating a morning bun attempting to dry off and suspecting the cold air […]
Sex, Power, and Transparency
In the wake of yet another sex scandal, this one publicized by the New York Times a few months ago about the several-years long infractions of Sasaki, the Japanese Zen […]
Up And Across The River
So it’s happening. “The House” as I shall refer to it, came through and I’m moving tomorrow. You know, other than my initial reaction of being super stressed when I signed […]
At the Bistro and Later
Dinner with my dear friends S & S always leads to some interesting discussions, not to mention good food. On this particular evening we were sitting at a French bistro […]
Zero Circle – Rumi
Be helpless, dumbfounded, Unable to say yes or no. Then a stretcher will come from grace to gather us up. We are too dull-eyed to see that beauty. If we […]
The Silver Lining in Mad Men
It’s come to my attention that immigrants tend to be late-bloomers by and large and that the usual developmental tasks are sometimes delayed, due to, well, being immigrants and having […]
