Last Saturday our dharma book club discussed a book I recommended. This post captures some of that discussion, and why I chose the book I did.

When I was first asked to pick our next book, it was pretty obvious to me what my selection would be: Alan Watts’ “Wisdom of Insecurity”Written in 1951 by a British scholar in comparative religions, it was ( Read more... )

I just finished reading Eckhart Tolle’s “A New Earth”.

I’m not a big fan of Eckie. Like Landmark Education, he cherry-picks ( Read more... )

I recently read Rachel Naomi Remen’s book “Kitchen Table Wisdom”, wherein the author relates the story of how she went from her purely intellectual orientation as a physician to a more spiritual place, as well as the stories of other people she came into contact with that inspired her.


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This is a continuation of this post, where I brought your attention to the fact that when we focus on the moving things that automatically attract our eyes, we lose sight of the richness of the things around us that aren’t moving.

It’s also true that the same could be said for our sense of hearing. Our ears are attracted by whatever is loudest ( Read more... )

Sorry this one’s late. That’s material for a subsequent post…
What do you most want to be remembered for? I’d like to be remembered for founding an online community that ( Read more... )

So, having just finished William Barrett's "Irrational Man", I was ( Read more... )