This Jewish-looking Buddhist Serenely sitting seven feet away from me Her long braided black hair a mindful marvel and work of art Her half-smile that could make Thich Nhat Hanh himself weak in the knees…
A Mighty Fortress Is Our Lie
Dear Shimmelstoy Whew! I’ve never done anything Like what we did tonight I can’t believe you actually just showed up (Do you go on excursions like this with everyone?) IT HAD NEVER OCCURRED TO ME…
T.S. Eliot quoted Sanskrit in his famous poem “Om shanti shanti shanti” Meister Eckhart preached “Only the hand that erases can write the true thing” T.S. Eliot needed a better guru than Ezra Pound Someone…
Last night I walked the corridor Of a private Yad Vashem On one side of the hall Are the faces of the slaughtered Stripped of their outer layers Led to the fire Returning to dust…
In the morning inside at Kaldi’s I visited with a former student Nineteen years old One of the strongest people I know “Strength does not come from Physical capacity It comes from An indomitable will”
You’re one of the most beautiful souls I’ve ever met OK I see you don’t believe me You’re one of the most beautiful souls I’ve ever met In this millennium The truth is like lightning…
My father had an Appalachian education That went through sixth grade I went after and got a BA, MA And a PhD I doubt my father Ever finished reading a book (I once asked him…
I tell you a joke And no surprise You laugh You don’t censor your laughter Do you? No You only censor it If you realize It will hurt someone Your laughter is a natural outflow…
Dear Bella Levenshteyn, Was reading Kafka’s letters earlier today. The passage caught my eye: “I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound and stab us. If the book we’re reading…