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Claudia Kessel – Samsara

October 11, 2026October 9, 2026 Nicholas Trandahl

In her epic "Samsara", poet Claudia Kessel leans the ancient tenants of Buddhism against the gritty reality of the 21st Century.

Walt Whitman

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Walt Whitman – O Me! O Life!

May 26, 2021May 25, 2021 Vanessa Able

Walt Whitman's O Me! O Life! is a rousing remonstrance of a self-centered life of faithless, foolish, vain, mean struggle that asks the question, where does the good lie in the midst of this endeavor?

Don’t Waste Suffering: Ramiro López Larroy on Opening the Doors of Liberation
How can we use the things that give us difficulty in our lives to learn and grow, rather than avoiding them, or trying to push them away?
“Expanding the Universe” – Rick Rubin on Awareness in Creativity
What is the role of awareness in creativity and how can we cultivate it to make our world a bigger and clearer place?
The First Door of Liberation: Thich Nhat Hanh’s Vision of Emptiness and Interbeing
Rather than signifying a lack or a void, Thich Nhat Hanh took emptiness to be a state of inextricable and fundamental interconnectedness.
Mike Travisano – Bob’s Tattoos
A short story on the power of three simple words and how much they can mean and embody.
Sharing the Feeling: Zen Teacher Shunryu Suzuki on Becoming Ourselves
The importance of keeping an empty mind for savoring the present and expressing ourselves in our most authentic way.