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A beautiful book came across my desk the other day, “Mala of the Heart: 108 Sacred Poems,” edited by Ravi Nathwani and Kate Vogt. It’s full of gems like this by ancient Sufi poet Hafiz: How did the rose ever open its heart and give to this world all of its beauty? It felt the encouragement…

I became a Mac convert a couple of years ago when I replaced my spyware-laden PC with a big, shiny, clean iMac.  So I watched with some interest this promo video for the new iPad, sort of in a curious, what’s-new-and-exciting-here kind of way. Something bothered me about the vid, though, and it wasn’t until…

“The heart of the matter is that there is nothing the matter with our hearts. It is not love that is to blame. But each of us has resistance to the very love we desire. We also have resistance to the space and independence we need. So we go back and forth, not letting ourselves…

In memory of J.D. Salinger, the “Catcher in the Rye” author who died today at age 91, a quote of his that my friend April just reminded me of: “The most singular difference between happiness and joy is that happiness is a solid and joy is a liquid.” Thanks, J.D., you wonderful reclusive genius, for…
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