At our next Share the Wealth gathering, Carolyn Griffeth, a long-time member of the Kabot House Community, will lead a discussion connecting personal liberation and public resistance. She will invite us to explore the questions: What is…
You said, “I don’t seem to fit anywhere” I can relate to that— Fourteen years teaching at the university as a statusless adjunct No tenure No bulging curriculum vitae full of books, articles, papers, conferences,…
This morning, we shared the following reflection after meditation. Someone asked Thich Nhat Hanh: “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a leader with the ability and the knowledge to truly transform the world into a…
“Breathing with full awareness helps our mind stop wandering in confused, never-ending thoughts.” –Thích Nhất Hạnh Chris Wallach will share her experience of mindfulness and her initiatives to incorporate mindfulness at New City School,…
Thở vào biết thở vào Thở ra biết thở ra Hơi thở vào đã sâu Hơi thở ra đã chậm Thở vào tôi thấy khỏe Thở ra tôi thấy nhẹ Thở vào tâm tĩnh lặng…
One of Thích Nhất Hạnh’s compositions, based on the Buddha’s teachings, is “The Five Remembrances.” Here’s the first: I am of the nature to grow old; there is no way to escape growing old.
In reading, you must keep your mind glued to the text. Only when every sentence and every character falls into place have you done a good job of thinking through the work. In general, the…
I get a daily Google Alert For Harold Bloom One of my favorite writers I read this morning of a brilliant, gifted, recent Yale graduate Named Marina Keegan Who died Saturday in a car wreck…
What I really want to say is Lindsey, thank you For sitting here Sunshining at Café Ventana All those wrist bracelets that have 33 stories behind them All those memories of El Salvador Paralleling my…
When you feel like you’re far from home and you are When you choose to breathe in and breathe out When you approach a preoccupied stranger in the sooq When you see a five-year-old boy…