Interrelatedness

Meister Eckhart once said, “Relation is the essence of everything that exists.” Yet in this age of anomie, alienation, and extreme individualism, we want always to assert our autonomy–that we can live alone without the world. Yet in ecological terms,...

For Catherine

Catherine my buddy is faceless just like me,But she’s full of words, can’t you see,She’s my daily companion in this site,She’s my commentator, my reader, my delight.and oh she’s full of wisdom crystal clearIn simple words she touches far...

silence and the spoken word

Do you know that there are cultures that have words that mean nothing? Yes, believe it or not. Here in Cordillera, Philippines indigenous peoples have this word that they usually use in a chant or in a song–ay ay salidumaay, salidumaay diway! When you ask...

The joy and pain of being human

The human being is an ambivalent being; always searching for more; always asking; not accepting what is standard; always going beyond what is current… Actually there is a an unending quest for being human and this i believe is the gift of the spirit. A taste of...

Churning Inside of Us

Was there ever a point in your life where you feel a deep churning? As if there has been a big mistake? or as if there is something wonderful you might have missed? Sometimes it takes the form of an unspeakable emptiness that drives us beyond ourselves…sometimes...

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