A few months ago, I was killing time by meandering through the Columbia Museum of Art one Sunday (free admission day!), babywearing Espen while he napped (the quiet and dimness of the museum was so soothing to him), while Eric was in a meeting with a client. I make a point to drop into the Asian art […]
Category Archives: Taoism
A Note On Understanding
The following is an abridged version of an editorial I wrote for American Athenaeum Magazine’s “The Understanders” issue in Winter 2012. The summer before last, a high school friend of my husband, who was also becoming a friend of mine, asked me one night, out of the blue, “How are you so nice to people?” I was surprised by […]
To the Mystery in a Cloud
I’m a terrible blogger in some ways. I’m whimsical, coy, and frequently silent. I blame this on being an INF(T)P (I also love blaming perceived flaws on personality types and star signs — I’m a Pisces — because it helps me bear them philosophically). Anyway, seeing as I haven’t posted in a while, I’ve been […]
The Circularity of Infinity: In Memory of Borges on His Birthday
Some Borges quotes with a preface.
Some Words on the Value of Compassion
“…I have three treasures that I cherish and hold fast. The first is compassion, the second is simplicity, the third is daring not to be first among all things under heaven. Because of compassion I am able to be courageous. Because of simplicity I am able to be generous. Because of daring not to be […]
On Action vs. Non-action vs. Wei-wu-wei
Thoughts derived from a conversation with a friend
Emptiness and Mystery
Some thoughts spurred by a friend’s questions
Oscar Wilde: Victorian Taoist
Oscar Wilde and Taoism
Such a Thing as a Thing to Say
A meditation on blogging and writing in general.
Do Closed Minds Protect Brains?
Is it better to protect your brains, or to have an open mind?