Chuang-tzu dreams he’s a butterfly, And a butterfly becomes Chuang-tzu. All transformation this one body, Boundless occurrence goes on and on: It’s no surprise eastern seas become Western streams shallow and clear, Or the melon-grower…
Alexis Bockting wrote this by hand in the morning Crossroads class today and handed it to me afterward. I wanted to share it with you… That feeling in my chest… is sensitive, alters with a…
1. A church that doesn’t provoke any crises, A gospel that doesn’t unsettle, A word of God that doesn’t get under anyone’s skin, A word of God that doesn’t touch the real sin Of the…
1. When I came out of prison there were two routes I could have taken. I could have become one of those slaves to the ruling institution, thereby acquiring security, property, the state prize, and…
The Dhammapada chapter 1 Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Suffering follows an evil thought as the wheels of a cart follow the oxen that draw it. Our life…
Join us for a round table discussion with Andrew Wimmer on his article, “A Hard Rain: Afghanistan, St. Louis, and How to Make Peace” (Karen House Round Table, Winter 2011) … Monday 28 February 2011…
It has been explained to me since That the condemnation was indeed voiced But that it was in the style of the encyclicals Which is not at all clear The condemnation was voiced And it…
1. The very definition of democracy is the right to innovation, invention, and imagination. Since nothing in the current social organization is sacred, democracy becomes subversive by nature. Subversion is the driving force of social…
You grace this world And my little world Within this whirl of worlds
If you want to build a ship, don’t herd people together to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. –Antoine…