For Those Who Would GovernFirst question: Can you first govern yourself?Second question: What is the state of your own household?Third question: Do you have a proven record of community service and compassionate acts?Fourth question: Do you know the history and laws of your principalities?Fifth question: Do you follow sound principles? Look for fresh vision to... Continue Reading →
The patience of vegetables
“Night after night darkness enters the face of the lily which, lightly closes its five walls around itself, and is purse of honey, and its fragrance, and is content ... Continue Reading →
Gooseberry. Here. Now.
We’re headed to the North Shore tomorrow. To our beloved Gooseberry. Life’s thrown some sucker punches our way this year, and the enthusiasm is tempered, but still, deep down, it is there: the primordial pull towards the mighty Gitchi Gummi. I’ve got a plethora of reasons that this trip will inevitably be bittersweet, but also... Continue Reading →
Los Padres
And just to prove I'm not a total poetry grinch... Over at Consciousness creates reality, fellow-blogger pseudonymous churns out quite a bit of it. Here's my favorite: Los Padres Five thirty AM a car drives by the camp site full of chanting monks ~pseudonymous This interrupted morning on the land reminds me of one of our own, on the... Continue Reading →
