Happiness
Sitting here with you No agenda Breathing in and out No to-do list Being calm and at ease No strategic plan Looking into your eyes No rubrics
Category: Correspondence
Wednesday 19 September
A sunny day 70 degrees Sitting outside together We discuss the future— Prospects, possibilities, The quixotic quest for balance in this topsy-turvy world
Given the Transition Ahead
May you be curious May you be wide-eyed May you reach for notebook when stomach flipflops May you remember how many people think of you May you always be at home at the address of…
Ekāgratā*/2
I received this post from actor, visionary, disturber of the peace, and forever maestra, Miss Magan Wiles. Professor Friend – I am excited to read your play/book/literary experience. I want to read it all in one…
I Just Want to Say
Dear Bella Levenshteyn You come to my mind More times than you could imagine I won’t quote Kerouac (You’ve had enough of him, I’m sure) I’ll quote the Jewish poet and tell you: “You are…
Presence
“In my visits to the hospitals, I found it was in the simple matter of Personal Presence, and emanating ordinary cheer and magnetism, that I succeeded and help’d more than by medical nursing or delicacies,…
Annie Fitzgerald, What Would Juan de la Cruz Say to This?
Bhakti is the one essential thing. Who can ever know God through reasoning? I want love of God. What do I care about knowing His infinite glories? One bottle of wine makes me drunk. What…
You’re Going So Far Away, But…
When I look in my heart, I find you there! When I meet 90 new students next week, I’ll see you in those looks of expectation and curiosity. When I come into my home, I…
Snail Mail Scribble for Srimatiji
“My deep dream is to be An invisible bodhisattva No web-site with bells and whistles No 2,000 friends on Facebook No acclaim Fame or melodrama
Ask, the Master said, and you shall receive…
I turn 52 next week. I could use an infusion of brio, brilliance, and balance. May I see you?