Cosmic sums

When we get to the realization that all things are one (this is perhaps best expressed by Vedanta and Zen), we are suddenly confronted with the realization, too...

Mysticism

The shaman is not a mystic. Perhaps the shaman’s wise advice is what anyone else could have given, or perhaps the shaman’s insights were the product...

Wooden bowl

I have a wooden bowl from which I eat dry foods, or foods not very wet. Due to ignorance I first neglected the bowl and it cracked a little. Now I know to oil t...

Waterbugs

The ditches are full of water from the heavy rains and do not drain much even when the rains stop. Across the surface, waterbugs skim and glide in a straight li...

Maturity

The solitary or would-be hermit grows emotionally and psychologically by accepting his or her propensity for solitude and reclusion. Such a propensity is based ...

Rain music

The rain falls in torrents. It sounds especially evocative when it hits the metal ladder and stray pails at the rear of the house. Each point of metal evokes a ...

Study

Study, for the solitary or would-be hermit, means observing the self, watching the self respond and react in different circumstances. The self becomes an object...