Frank Maiello Regardless of what you think, say or do, the perfection of Freedom was, is and always will be who and what you really are. The ancient and stubborn habit of attempting to make familiar and manageably reasonable that which is the unfathomable Mystery of Life, is what needs to be broken. Its success [...]

Agni and Indra pour from heaven a sea with seven foundations, whose opening is above. Sapthahudhnam Arnavam Jihmabaran – Rig Veda VIII40.5 Whether we are seeking a solution to suffering or are trying to quench an inner yearning that life leaves unsatisfied, eventually we look towards spirituality for answers. This quest can lead to meditation, [...]

GREG GOODE: One could say that in artistic terms, “wabi-sabi” is a term describing the Zen-like esthetic, made popular by the tea ceremony. Wabi-sabi is hard to translate into English, but as Koren tells (pp. 21-22), sabi originally meant “chill,” “lean,” “withered.” Wabi meant the misery of living alone in solitude, cheerless, alone. Later, they [...]