Thursday, November 29, 2012

On not finding Buddhism useful for me

For some reason I am finding Buddhist books less and less inspirational or useful for me. I think that I would have found Buddhist philosophy very helpful when I was younger. These days I need a philosophy that emphasizes personality and creation.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Keeping silence in the car, instead of turning on the radio.

Sunday, August 19, 2012

A completely silent meeting today

Today our meeting was completely silent; that happens more commonly than not. But I had a very hard time keeping my mind from bouncing all over the place.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Means and ends

The lesson I learned this weekend was from Bayrd Rustin: your means shapes your end. That is why you need to be very mindful about what means you use, and why nonviolence is not just a tactic.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Hay Quaker

I've been following a wonderful Quaker blog
at Hay Quaker.