When the Source Ran Free: A story for the present time
Watching the sun rise over the wetlands, the mist fading, even here in the midst of nature there is the strange stillness of a world in lockdown — waiting, wondering,…
The Heights of Machu Picchu, by J.M. White
Photograph by J.M. White Machu Picchu is one of the most spectacularly beautiful sites on earth. It is an ancient Inca ceremonial center perched on top…
Emptying the Cup, by Elizabeth Napp
Tara as Prajñāpāramitā, 13th century, Java, Indonesia. (Wikipedia) To learn is to be vulnerable. It is to have the courage to say, “I don’t know” and…
En el Tren a Siberia, por Lillian Firestone
Winged beings from Ezekiel 1. Jim Padgett, 1984 Es difícil para la mayoría de nosotros creer que ambos ángeles y demonios se mezclan con los humanos…
Living as Spiritual Practice, by Tracy Cochran
The Life and Death of Laura Rothenberg In February 2003, I went to Laura Rothenberg’s apartment to talk about her book, Breathing for a Living, which she wouldn’t live to see…
Our Authority of Being, by Mark Nepo
Finding the place of inner stillness Alex is a trial attorney who knows how to be assertive and use the authority of his position. He began as a public defender, and…
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