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?
Querida Aryanna
At last After thousands of lectures Tens of thousands of test questions Innumerable essays, interviews, rotations You’re now an M.D. And in the first week of your residency!
Just This
Bella Levenshteyn I hope you are … Smiling (hourly) Singing (daily) Laughing (one hundred times a fortnight) PS
Into the Interior by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
I am your whispered voice your inside voice your interior voice your unheard voice your unspoken voice
How You Know Your Soul Is in Trouble by Amy Nuismer
1. you look forward to going to the bathroom to be alone, take off your mask & cry quietly 2. being in the 21st grade and knowing absolutely nothing about happiness 3. being so immersed…
Ser Paz
Thích Nhất Hạnh: Si estamos en paz, si somos felices, podemos florecer; y todos, en nuestra familia, en toda la sociedad, se beneficiarán de nuestra paz.
August Introduction to Poets: Lawrence Ferlinghetti
At this month’s Introduction to Poets, it will be my pleasure to share the work of Lawrence Ferlinghetti. His 1958 A Coney Island of the Mind has sold more than a million copies. We will…