“When writers call the Buddha a ‘spiritual democrat,’ they mean he felt sure he could go anywhere in India and find that needle in the haystack, the person who would come up after the sermon and say, ‘I want to know more about how to prevent hostile thoughts from arising. Please teach me,’” writes … Read more
Humor, wit, and sheer elegance are the most distinguishing features of Billy Collins’ poetry. As America’s two-term Poet Laureate and a wordsmith of immense talent and unique voice, he introduced countless people to the art of verse through his books and numerous teaching workshops. Every poem that comes under his pen shows us that good … Read more
It’s hard to be human and be unmoved by tragedies reported in international news. But they’re not confined to faraway countries afflicted by poverty, disease, and military conflict. Today, many people are wading through vast, unseen fields of mental suffering caused by a lack of values and meaning in their lives. How do we … Read more
What are the five major world religions? We were born into a time when many young people had lost faith in the transcendent, whether it be named God, Nature, the Sacred, or by any other term. Confident in our understanding of the world, we were lulled into a false sense of security. But this illusion … Read more