Surfing the Tao

My surfboard is woven of millions of tiny threads of wisdom, cemented by the love with which I am gratefully surrounded. Without it I could not withstand the endless pounding of the waves – ultra-strangeness in the world, as well as in my own life. My toes grab hold, the wax which is [...]

I can’t believe it’s been a year already. Feels like yesterday I wrote a post on 11:11 in honor of this day and the strange reoccurence of these numbers. Interesting I keep getting comments and emails about this topic. Here is my old post, and here it is at my old Blogspot [...]

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano update: lava now flowing through a lava tube, which means it could go farther and faster. No one is “officially” worried but I know people living down there who are on edge.

Comet Holmes still getting brighter and now has a tail. Check out this photo gallery.

The Daily Behemoth points out [...]

Readers may know Rabindranath Tagore is near and dear to my heart. He is mentor, master, and gentle guiding spirit. Often it is his words that teach and soothe me above all others. I found the following essay, “Pagal” or “The Mad Spirit” from an earlier work Bangadarshan, which he reprinted in [...]