It’s true There’s no cottage industry feeding off of your collected poems There aren’t 15 young scholars writing dissertations from various disciplines on your life and work There’s not been a single academic conference on…
Dear Srimatiji So what if David Harvey’s Marxist analysis is verified by each day’s dispiriting news? “Full effort is full victory.” So what if the interlocking system of oppressions appears stronger with each passing month?…
for Dr. Amy Afanasevich After meditating way past midnight I went to my mat and fell asleep And soon in a dream Sri Anandamayi Ma and I are having a tête-à-tête She looks mid-twenties She is…
You have this huge decision to make There’s this stellar opportunity And that challenging path and six more besides Sure, you could consult the Jesuits With those time-honored techniques of discernment And maybe you’re headed…
Dear Bella Levenshteyn I’m astounded on a daily basis: The hand-written letters I receive From dear ones via the USPS!!! In my circle of near and far-flung friends We are keeping alive this art form…
It’s OK to forget to do gratitudes when you most need them It’s OK to be grumpy for between seven and nine minutes It’s OK to feel like everyone is smarter than you (but for…
for Chris Do you have the scribbles of Shimmelstoy in your bookmarks? They’re better for you than the Lotus Sutra! “Like,” share, and read them over and over– The bodhisattva in those verses is really only you!
May you be filled with loving kindness For the kids on the edge of urban doom May you be well Unfazed by the hourly bureaucratic hoops May you be peaceful and at ease Before the…
In ten years (or thirty) Thich Nhat Hanh will still be among the living Just like today I will see him in your smile
There we sat at Cafe Ventana Two hours on a Thursday afternoon You heard my shtick about “Be average” My neurotic update on Dear Layla Your serenity (so it seems to me) About your future…