Moments of ignition — beginnings, insights, and the first flicker of awareness. These pieces set the tone for reflection and invite the reader into the week’s unfolding journey. Short meditations, poetic sparks, and opening thoughts that light the first wick.
The monks gather seven times a day, in a rhythm that predates anyone currently living. Vigils in full darkness, Compline before the house goes silent. Sitting outside the silence zone one morning, waiting for the gift shop to open, the cicadas erupt—indifferent to whoever happens to be under the trees.
What If I Just Stayed Here? Read More »
In contemporary culture Kabbalah has become familiar without being understood, circulating through celebrity endorsement and lifestyle branding rather than through texts or study. Before anything else can be said about it, it is worth saying plainly what the tradition is, what it is not, and why the difference matters.
Kabbalah—An Orientation Read More »
Ramana Maharshi’s question was Who am I? Son, brother, husband, father, corporate man, engineer—or none of these. Looking deeper, the real question turned out to be less who than what. Then came the hundred-hour weeks, and the question was set aside until the body forced a stop.
I am every man, i am no man…. Read More »
