Translator and poet Bob Rama shines a little candlelight on ascetic renunciation in his pleasingly-titled poem "Ascetic Aesthetics".
Tag: acceptance
Erica Miriam Fabri – The Bride and the Wolf
Brooklyn poet Erica Miriam Fabri presents a dialogue of love, loss, and acceptance in her dramatic and melancholic "The Bride and the Wolf".
Colleen Morton Busch – Tend
With her poem "Tend", Bay Area Zen poet Colleen Morton Busch offers a gift of wisdom, acceptance, and nourishment to readers.
Jay Jacobs – Last Hour of Solo Retreat on the Peak of a Fearless Mountain
In his poem "Last Hour of Solo Retreat on the Peak of a Fearless Mountain" poet Jay Jacobs invites readers to breathe and accept.
Becoming Yourself – A Conversation with Jiryu Rutschman-Byler
“The vastness isn’t somewhere else. It’s right here, embodied in the most ordinary activities.”
Andy Chaleff on the Transformative Power of Facing Up to Our Fears
In this podcast episode, I explore death and the fear of mortality with Andy Chaleff, and we discuss how these experiences have shaped our lives.
Lawrence Bridges – Rotation
Taking a look at time and cycles, acclaimed poet Lawrence Bridges guides readers through this liminal period with his brilliant "Rotation".
Gaylon Ferguson on the Intersection of Zen and Tibetan Buddhism
In this podcast episode, Vanessa chats with Gaylon Ferguson, author of Welcoming Beginner's Mind: Zen and Tibetan Wisdom on Experiencing Our True Nature.
Life Includes All Opposites – Alan Watts on the Oneness of the Tao
The psychology of acceptance and the understanding 'that there is only one ultimate reality or source of activity in the universe.'
Learning How to Breathe Again
BY DANIELLE BAIN - I went through the five stages of grief to find my own sexuality in a world that was far from supportive