Thomas Merton underscores the danger of over-identifying with notions and abstractions rather than with the flesh and bones reality of our own lives.
Tag: everyday
Hari B Khalsa – Three Poems
These three poems by Hari B Khalsa were written as part of a larger series in the early days of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Ross Gay – Thank You
To feel fearful is to feel small and sometimes overwhelmed by life and death which appear to be separate and distinct from one another and from ourselves.
What is Attention?
Alexandra Horowitz asks, what does it really mean to pay attention? Is it beneficial? And how can we be better at it?
The Sacred is the Everyday – Joan Chittister
Benedictine nun Joan Chittister sees spirituality not as something contained in sacred places or practices, but as something deeply integrated into our daily lives.