The Path of Language (Compromismo/7)
For the last several years Henry’s friend David Harbrecht Had been paying attention to the drama of the Palestinian struggle Once he visited He was moved in his viscera He then made a decision There…
Month: June 2013
Saigon, U.S.A (Plus C’est la Même Chose)
…what Americans need to face is that these horrors are in fact being perpetrated with American assent, by a government kept in power solely by American military might, by men paid for by American dollars,…
Toward a Curriculum for an Institute for the Cultivation of Slowness
For Lindsay Morning Aspiration: Upon first waking up in the morning, recite this gatha from Thich Nhat Hanh: “Waking up this morning, I smile: Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to…
Notice What You Notice
What a beautiful phone message you just left What a beautiful Friday reunion after 5 months separation What a beautiful mantram walk up Washington Boulevard What a beautiful hour at Reshma’s Café planning the spiritual…
Candor
Perry When we ran into each other On the sidewalk in front of Gelato Supreme And I asked you, “Hey, when can we get together again? Last Monday was so long ago!” You raised that…
When Hamlet Saw Sri Anandamayi Ma
What an uncanny phenomenon is this woman! How penetrating in perception! How infinite in faculties! In form and moving how express and admirable! In action how like an angel! In apprehension how like a god!…