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The Power of the Tao Te Ching
Perhaps the most valuable message the Tao Te Ching offers is that when something occurs, it contains within it the seeds of the negative and the positive.
There Are No Words
Roshi Bernard Glassman discusses his practice of bereavement following the death of his wife and dharma partner, Sensei Sandra Jishu Holmes.
Inheritance
"When my father said, ‘You descend from kings,’ he was reminding us that though we did not have the money of the powerful, we were powerful nonetheless."
Ain’t She Still a Woman?
Increasingly, patriarchy is offered as the solution to the crisis black men face. Black women face a culture where everyone wants us to stay in our place.
The Llama and the Shmuck
I confide my feelings to Bubo as if he were a therapist; he doesn't comment because he's a Freudian llama.
It’s Been a Long Time Coming
Asked by one reporter what a bunch of musicians were really going to be able to do for Tibet, both Thom Yorke and Sean Lennon went on the counterattack.
A Memorable Ass-chew
In my virginal, pre-ass-chew state, I was thick-headedly oblivious to the danger, my mind racing past that minor detail.
Rebel’s Dilemma
From childhood on I have had to struggle to break from the impositions of images that don’t represent me accurately or well.