Hinduism and the Meaning of the Self, an excerpt from Huston Smith: “…Pleasure, success, responsible discharge of duty, and liberation—we have completed the circuit of [...]
My stepfather might as well have been Amish, if you consider how he lived. Of course, he wouldn’t have known what Amish meant, probably. He [...]
1850 BC Egyptian texts describe the first known reference to contraceptives. 1750 BC The Code of Hammurabi, the Babylonian law code, protects a woman's right [...]
…And so, here is my report on my own trial and error techniques for centering and maintaining some sense of wholeness in the midst of [...]
Prayer, a Poem by Glenda Taylor Saying the word God is placing a flaming arrow on your tongue. As sacrament, it may be meant [...]
The Trees Acquire New Dresses, a poem by Glenda Taylor Once again, as spring begins, the trees acquire new dresses. Floral prints. First the one I call [...]
“Cracks,” a poem by Glenda Taylor I. Somehow, perhaps temporarily, I have fallen into one or another of the cracks that can open in Wholeness itself, [...]
Lightness, a poem by Glenda Taylor With what feathery lightness do you step, And in such silence, yet surprise me— Scorpion walking on my bare [...]
Coming up to the Winter Solstice this year, I am more than ever aware of the sacredness of this time between the extremes of light and [...]
I frequently suggest to others something I call a square foot meditation—sitting quietly in one spot for a good long time, simply observing, while holding [...]
