One Thought Away
In his book Paths to God: Living the Bhagavad Gita Ram Dass writes “It’s always just one thought away The living spirit The community of our consciousness The guru within— Whatever you want to call it
Deep Listening
He has continuous eye contact Not looking away at people To the left or right Or coming toward us Ever steady But he’s not staring He’s beholding He’s present Relaxed All there Taking it all…
Could the Rich Just Be a Little Nicer?
I recently came across this excerpt from an interview, which first appeared in 1999. I am reminded of the 17 people who showed up on Sunday at Sophia House to hear Sara and Emily speak…
Karma Yoga, with a Shovel
We knew it was coming 6 to 10 inches Dread: The roads will be terrible! Exhilaration: No school! That morning he left his house Shovel in hand He approached one older neighbor With his usual…
Perhaps It Was All Very Innocent
I returned to working at Lashonda’s House And had the shift on Thursday evenings One night after I left the house at 10:45 I went to the grocery to pick up a few things As…
Cambridge
Now that you’ve been accepted To the Kennedy School of Government Where you’ll have access To current and future movers and shakers Where there’ll be balanced discussions About “America’s humanitarian role in the world” Where…
One Fine Day
Dear Bella Levenshteyn Would you take a ride with me On 55-South? You pick the exit Anywheresville We’ll find a diner or truck stop Burger King even
Another Yom Kippur
Reading Koheleth Listening to Rostropovich’s Bach Drinking Stolichnaya Writing a postcard to Bella Balaban
The Political is Personal
At a teach-in on Israel’s blockage on Gaza Henry introduced me to Sylvia She was very involved in the growing Liberate Gaza movement She came from an unusually committed family
Viva Tang
Ten thousand and two texts A thousand and three tweets 644 Facebook status updates 87 cell phone messages save or delete Enough already! Take a deep breath Leave behind the technology And go out To…