These are the sanest of times, these are the craziest of times. So instead of wasting our time defending (or condemning) leaders, ideologies, and religions, let’s get practical and start placing firm limits on tendencies that are pushing us and our planet into a black hole. Here’s a beginning, inspired in part by Bill McKibbens’s… Read more »

The Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī (1207-1273) was a Persian Muslim scholar and mystic who spent most of his life in the area now known as Afghanistan.  Rumi left behind a massive body of beautiful, deeply meaningful poetry well worth the study of those seeking peace, wholeness, and higher understanding, no matter which path they follow… Read more »

A few years ago, I found myself walking along an empty beach on a remote stretch of the northern coast of British Columbia.  The snow-capped peaks of Alaskan mountains seemed just a pebble’s throw away.  To the west was the dim, spectral blue-grey haze of the Haida Gwaii islands.  Beyond that, only Japan. But I… Read more »