True compassion does not come from wanting to help out those less fortunate than ourselves but realizing our kinship with all beings. - Pema...

Throw away the lights, the definitions, And say of what you see in the dark That it is this or that is that, But do not use the rotted names...

The train station in Carlinville, Illinois is nothing more than a ventilated brick box. Cement floor, a single bench, no heat for the winter...

I am open to the guidance of synchronicity and do not let expectations hinder my path. - The Dalai Lama I woke up this morning to snow -- a ...

So tie me to a post and block my ears I can see widows and orphans through my tears I know my call despite my faults And despite my growing ...