What is your favorite family story?
I'm a day late on this one, but it's a fun question, so why not ... ? One of my favorite family stories is one my father told me about his childhood. He grew up... More »
I'm a day late on this one, but it's a fun question, so why not ... ? One of my favorite family stories is one my father told me about his childhood. He grew up... More »
I recall summer, firefly-lit evenings, being held in the arms of my father, inclining my eyes towards the vast expanse above me and falling headlong into it with the help of my father's questioning: What... More »
I created many different worlds -- partly out of the love of imagination and the aesthetic pleasure of calling the new into being, but partly also to escape the pain of an unstable home. I... More »
The Integral Gym Over the years, I've entertained ideas for a number of different retreat or study centers, sometimes drawing up plans for the buildings, imagining different programs and facilities, and of course dreaming about different... More »
Chess! My six-year-old son taught me how to play chess a few nights ago. I love watching him learn games -- he just has to hear or observe the rules once, and he's got them... More »
Religion, especially in its more esoteric forms, preserves the collective contemplative wisdom of centuries of spiritual practice, exploration, and inquiry. This is something I really began to appreciate after a number of years of studying... More »
Gotta be the religion and philosophy sections. Followed by psychology, science, travel, and when the stores have them, the "listen before you buy" music stands. With a stack of books in hand, I'll usually claim... More »
I wish I knew! I'm trying to find a way. Of course, the simplest answer is to learn to love what you're already doing. And my current job is not bad. I work with school... More »
If I had access to funding from Bill Gates, I would start a philanthropic organization called Uplift Nepal. The organization would take an Integral approach to solving problems and addressing social issues in Nepal --... More »
I would start Integral Gym. This is an idea that's been at the back of my mind for a number of years, shifting and taking new forms from time to time, but essentially the same... More »