- Taking jukai
I made a vow that I would return to the high desert. I made my …
- The white-belt-and-shoes gene
My dad carried the white-belt-and-shoes gene: the stamp of the salesman. He passed it on …
- Impulse vs Intuition
Impulse and Intuition got into a scrap. Get out, get out, run! screamed Impulse, in …
- 3,000 mantras
Ah-kar ah-med du ti su, nag-po xi-xi mal mal…so, ha! Done. 3,000 healing mantras, counted …
- New Year’s Renunciations
Renunciation! Now there is one scary word. Joyless ascetics giving up all worldly pleasures. Shaven-headed …