Meditations

Despite the governor of California’s orders to only go out alone for groceries and exercise, the bumpy gravel road into the canyon beyond town is lined with cars and small…

Spinoza was wrong when he said: “Repentance is not a virtue. It does not arise from reason. Rather, he who repents what he did is twice miserable.” Yes, repentance does…

There’s intermittent sun late in the afternoon with a long view downstream. An hour of passive observation gathers sufficient attention to end all thinking. Without a trace of fear or…

Being a pessimist by nature and experience, I tend to see dark linings in silver clouds. But is there ia real chance to change course now, if those who remain…

Stories are appearing from around the planet of suddenly clean air and water. For example, as Francesco Delrio writes, “Venice hasn’t seen clear canal water in a very long time.…

The canyon was so unexpectedly beautiful that I literally felt a little disoriented climbing the trail to my usual meditation spot overlooking the gorge. Thousands of lupines, mixed with a…

A group of more than a dozen young people entered the Grand Canyon on rafts before the pandemic struck the United States. Three weeks without contact with the outside world,…

Just after I took my seat in front of the small bamboo forest at the Tree Farm, a 30-something fellow stopped and spoke. Excited to have discovered the place after…