I used to want to reflect on each day, and feel I had done something, no matter how small, to move closer to my goals. Now, I am happy to allow things to unfold at their own pace, and to surrender any attachment to outcomes. I used to want to feel I was doing something […]
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Sunrise from the Summit of Mount Abang
I awoke at 2:45. Sleep had been short, and poor, but at least I had not dozed past 3 am. I reached for my phone to cancel the alarm, and noticed a message from a close friend. Bleary eyed, I sat up – she shared her tears of relief at the confirmation of Joe Biden’s […]
The Rwandan Prescription
Some weeks ago, an acquaintance of mine (who happens to be a yoga teacher) shared a link entitled, “The Rwandan Prescription for Depression: Sun, Drum, Dance, Community.” Immediately after the genocide, Rwanda had been visited by a number of Western health workers, but their presence was by no means unequivocally beneficial. One Rwandan explained: “They […]
Brief Bio Jim
Jim Harvey discovered Zen Buddhism in his late teens, and promptly began sitting every day in his room, confident he would soon be enlightened and profoundly transformed. Now, more than two decades later, he is far less confident of such results, (but this is not disheartening as he has become quite good at expecting nothing,) […]
The Uses of Open Spaces
Mysore is dotted with open spaces, wastelands, some no bigger than a tennis court, others larger than a football pitch. Presumably these are simply areas that have so far escaped, or await, construction, but they contrast starkly with the neat, well-tended, colourful homes, and the tree lined avenues, of the residential suburb of Gokulam. I […]