by David | Jan 23, 2021 | blog
I’ve been thinking about this question a lot: Why do I do what I do? What I’ve realized is that sometimes the reasons I have for doing things changes with time. Sometimes I stumble into doing something for one reason and then discover other reasons later...
by David | Jan 22, 2021 | blog
During my Eastern Theories class today, the teacher shared that there can be no understanding without direct experience. I can read, watch videos, or listen to lectures to learn about spiritual traditions like Advaita Vedanta or Buddhism, but I can never hope to...
by David | Jan 21, 2021 | blog
When I was living in Southern California a few years ago during fire season on especially windy days, I considered this question: What if I have only five minutes to evacuate? From my previous experiences fires in the area, I knew that evacuation orders often came...
by David | Jan 20, 2021 | blog
In writing about the question of How Much Time Is Left? as a segway into finding more meaning and purpose in life, my first thought was to come up with ideas on how to make the most out of the time we have left in whatever we are doing. In other words, how can we...
by David | Jan 19, 2021 | blog
When I consider how to make better choices, I resonate with what T.S. Eliot wrote in The Use of Poetry and the Use of Criticism: “To do the useful thing, to say the courageous thing, to contemplate the beautiful thing: that is enough for one man’s life.” The...
