External stimuli cannot affect the silent mind
harmonized with all the voices of the universe
singing their discrete vibration now and forever
in a perfect symphony of light.
Nothing from the outside can burrow inside the sanctuary
of a peaceful soul
joined in spirit with all that was and all that is.
Fantastic triumphs won’t disturb the contented heart.
Nor will failures.
You’re immune from noise.
You are great.
Hope RekindledThis past week has given us more hope for our diseased republic than any other time in 50+ years of paying attention. Observing and participating in a long-overdue peaceful uprising, occupying the streets, feeling the righteous energy of people of all ages, colors, faiths, and wealth (or lack thereof), has…
The French filmmaker and environmentalist Yann Arthus-Bertrand, 76, has made his valedictory statement. The ravishing documentary Legacy, now streaming, is a visual and aural love letter to our planet, the creatures that inhabit it, and the ones (us) who are destroying it. Employing languid footage shot from a hot-air balloon, as he did in his...
