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I love history. Knowing where we came from and how we got here is important. “Real” history—not the fairy-tale version we seem to prefer—tea...

Transforming our culture Nothing is ever lost. Instead, all matter transforms in the readiness of time. This is true for everything, an...

Two sides: Winning and losing. Many years ago, my Zen teacher told me: “Once you open your eyes, without bias, you’ll be amazed how many les...

Watching two accomplished ballroom dancers is a delight. They move in graceful, fluid motions almost as a single entity. One leads; the othe...

“There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group...

All or none This is a recycled post initially created during the  Obama  era since the issue is as relevant now as then. We seem to b...

Ego, by Hsiao-Yen Jones Bias; vested interests; preconceived ideas; discrimination: All forms of distortion that shape our view of the...

The shades that color our vision Before the last U.S. presidential election, I wrote this post, which I think might be germane aga...

The title implies a priority, not only for food but work, particularly spiritual work. As a child, I was always asking the question, “Why...

It may very well be that I’m writing this post for nobody but myself. Previously I participated in various social media sites that helped ...

Our reflections. It’s dark, and you can’t see anything. Suddenly the lights are switched on. You’ve never seen the light before, so the gla...

Which comes first? A fellow seeker sent me a private message concerning the limitations of language. The person will remain incognito excep...

It is hard to imagine how it is possible that anyone could not notice the intensity of frantic energy in our world today, directed toward gr...