There are a few lines from the Mikado, a opera by Gilbert and Sullivan from 1885 that go like this, There is beauty in extreme old age. Do you fancy you are elderly enough? Information I’m requesting On a subject interesting: Is a maiden all the better when she’s tough? This refrain occurs because Ko-Ko, […]
Evidence Based Religion
July 11, 2013 by
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, known as Thay by his followers, was interviewed by Jo Confino, and executive editor of the Guardian on December 22, 2011 in Plum Village, Dordogne, France. The interviewer asked, “One of the things that you said in your talk is that the Earth, planet Earth, Mother Earth is not the same […]
In Memory Of Lech Peszewski
July 10, 2013 by
This post is in memory of Lech Peszewski, my dear friend of many years. He died on Sunday from complications due to pneumonia resulting from fibrosis. I did not know how badly he was suffering. The last time I saw him, he complained more about his shoulder than his breathing. He did, however, mention his […]
The Brain Is Not The Mind
July 8, 2013 by
In the modern field of neuroscience, there are two extreme positions that ignore the simple fact that the brain is not the mind. According to David Brooks, an accomplished New York Times columnist, these two extremes are: At the lowbrow level, there are the conference circuit neuro-mappers. These are people who take pretty brain-scan images […]
The Five Remembrances
June 24, 2013 by
The Five Remembrances help us to embrace the realities of life. We all will grow old, get sick, and die. There is no escape. When we contemplate them daily, we get a perspective on life that is skillful and wholesome. Many versions exist. This version is from the Plum Village Chanting Book by Zen Master […]
The Kingdom Of God – A New Interpretation
March 31, 2013 by
Many of us have heard the saying of Jesus in the bible, “The Kingdom of God is at hand!” What does this mean? Research into the subject produced only conflicting and contradictory ideas. It seems that Christian scholars don’t know what it is. Perhaps they actually do and desire to keep it a secret from us. Perhaps […]
The Festival Of Freedom
March 26, 2013 by
Last night, Jews all over the world celebrated Passover: the festival of freedom. When I was living with my parents, Passover was a very big deal in many ways. We celebrated the Passover seder both nights and for the rest of the eight days of the holiday. There were always a minimum of 25 people […]
A Cosmic Collision
March 16, 2013 by
Last night, I completed watching a movie that involved a cosmic collision. It took me three tries to completely watch the movie, partly because it was relatively slow moving and partly because my wife wasn’t interested in it at all. The Danish movie, Melancholia, by Lars Von Trier stars Kristen Dunst (Justine), Charlotte Gainsbourg (Claire, Justine’s sister) and Kiefer […]
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