Share the Wealth with Jessie Sarber: Tired & Inspired
I’m in my late twenties, and I’m deep in the Struggle. A lot of people my age are in it too (though it’s definitely not unique to us): wanting to do something fulfilling with your…
Author: Mark J. Chmiel
The Way It Looked in 1970 (Pessimism of the Intelligence, Optimism of the Will)
What can we do to affect the events that are to come? First, we must not make the mistake of placing trust in the government. The large upsurge of antiwar sentiment can be an effective…
Sempre la Curiosità
When you honor the ordinary by your photographs When you circulate your current motifs When you take a prophetic stand Sic crescit gloria mundi –from the novel-in-process, Our Heroic and Ceaseless 24/7 Struggle against Tsuris
The Holy Texture of Life (Hold It All)
By chance yesterday I came across the following reflection by Emily Warming from 2007, when she was in a Justice and Peace Senior Seminar with Roger Bergman at Creighton University. I have been blessed and…
Agenda, Second Saturday Sangha 12 November 2016
Opening/The Heart Sutra The Bodhisattva Avalokita, while moving in the deep course of Perfect Understanding, shed light on the five skandhas and found them equally empty. After this penetration, he overcome all pain. “Listen, Shariputra,…
Saturday 12 November
Simone Dearest Such a disorienting week! Not at all what you expected! But did you really take refuge in Ms. Clinton? And in the DNC? And in the platform of the Democratic Party? And in…
Safa and the Marine Face to Face in the Parking Lot (Ahimsa/2)
Dear Professor You asked how things are going in grad school Here’s today’s highlight— Before going to class today I stopped at Starbucks to get a latte As I was walking back to my car…
Wilder Love by April Ulinski
Started rereading The Book of Mev last night. Partially because I needed her reminder that being academic does not mean being disengaged from the world and from the people behind all those ideas. Also because…
Gathas Written at Northwest Coffee, 11.9.2016
1. Breathing in, all this toxicity Breathing out, compassion is available 2. Breathing in, noticing this state of being stunned Breathing out, realizing this state is impermanent 3. Breathing in my friends’ despair Breathing out:…
Share the Wealth with Maryville Student-Athletes
This Sunday Bekah Anderson (Texas), Sarah Etter (Switzerland), Kine Kleppe (Norway), Cara Rickert (Texas) and Puck Vlaskamp (Netherlands) will share reflections on their many years of tennis youth and team experiences. Join us Sunday 13…