As Scorpio season approaches, we move into the energetic realm of deep emotions, intimacy and ancestral healing; of the ancient women’s wisdom that speaks in the still voices within ourselves; of the many secrets trees keep and the truths they know – and...
All monks are allowed to possess are their alms or what people call “begging bowls”, and every day they go outside to the near village to collect donations. They can only live off of the support of the communities; off of what they’ve collected in...
“Why do people suffer? Is it karma? What is the purpose of suffering?” people sometimes ask me. And I ask myself that too. I never liked talking about this and I rarely use that word. Yes, we know it has many layers – present, past lives, ancestral and...
As I pass through the backyard heading home I see a little sparrow lying on the walkway. Not moving. I kneel next to it as my heart sinks hoping it’d move and fly away; hoping it isn’t dead but may be it is just … resting? But still, the sparrow is not moving. I look...
