Election 2020

We Are Like Silkworms

Election Day 2020.

Person, family, nation––every manifestation of humanity operates the same.

We are like silkworms; 

we make the thread out of our own substance

and spin the cocoon,

and in the course of time are imprisoned inside.

 

But this is not forever.  

In that cocoon we shall develop spiritual Realization, 

and like the butterfly come out free. Read More

"The push to change the words “nigger” and “injun” in Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn, because the so-called offensive nature of those terms might limit today’s readership and appreciation of that literary classic, is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on how we avoid taking responsibility for our feelings––and therefore miss the chance to become more awake, more whole, more useful friends to one another."

The Essay: The Gold in Niggers and Injuns