Consider This Archive: 2023-2024

“Hold hands. Share water. Keep imagining.So that we, and the children of our children’s childrenmay live”

The Buddha taught that we should never operate from a basis of anger. Yet, many of us notice that anger can be a powerful motivator for taking…

Susanna Clark’s Piranesi is a strange, sparse, haunting novel about a man who lives in a seemingly endless house partially flooded by an ocean…

Excerpt from “Arjuna, the greatest archer” Ch 20:63 Jaya by Devdutt PattanaikNote: This episode is from a beloved Indian epic best known as the…

We, unaccustomed to courageexiles from delightlive coiled in shells of lonelinessuntil love leaves its high holy templeand comes into…

“Learn to listen to Earth. Listen by putting your hands in it. Listen by putting your face to it. Listen to Earth by what Earth sends up to meet…

In this season of midterms and counting down to spring break and the general busyness of Yale life, I have found myself searching for moments of…

Lent began last Wednesday.  It snuck up on many Christians because the date of Easter is so early in 2024…

It can be harder to take care of ourselves than it is to take care of other people.  I’m sure we’ve all seen the advice that if it’s hard for you…

An interesting question popped into my head the other day and as I thought to google it, I realized my phone was not close by. It was in the other…

Meditation Works Like Your Cell Phone

The best way to think about how meditation works is to think of your cell phone, which consists of three…

Need a moment? We all do from time to time and that’s totally ok.   Sometimes just a minute or two will do. Perhaps staring out a window, giving…

As we begin the new semester, meetings fill my calendar and there’s a buzz in the air, I find myself yearning for the slower pace of break. I must…

Sometimes, powerful and poignant words have a way of wiggling into your mind and making a nest. This visual is not meant to be intrusive, but…

As the weather gets quite cold, I find a part of me resists the coming of winter. I don’t want to get my heavy coat out of the closet. I look out…

Namaste dear friends,A message of love, light and hope during these tender times: Deepāvali or Diwali, is the Hindu festival of light which the…

One of my regular prayer practices suggests quieting down and noticing what random thoughts my brain generates. Then, the practice suggests…

“Say what you mean and mean what you say”

As someone who was often hesitant to share my true feelings, I often heard this phrase growing up…

I’ve taken quite a few deep, slow, and full bellied breaths this week. This isn’t unusual for me, but my awareness of it has certainly heightened…

A few weeks ago, a friend compared the weeks ahead to an imminent tsunami wave. He described feeling powerless and unable to escape the looming…

Generosity isn’t simply restricted to financial giving, but rather it is a virtue that everyone can possess if we reimagine what being generous…

This summer I discovered the work of Nikki McClure, an artist based in Olympia, Washington. Nikki’s work is simple and striking. The more time I spend

Don’t Meditate Alone

Lots of us start meditating by using an app. In days of yore, folks used books, cassettes, and YouTube videos. Whatever the…

“Busyness is not a virtue.”I remember reading this in a little spirituality magazine years ago and how hard it hit me. I had based most of my…

This summer we’ve gotten to see more images from the James Webb telescope, brilliantly colorful pictures of great celestial events. I’m always…

Welcome to and back to campus! I hope you each had a summer of rest and rejuvenation. Though I have known Yalies for long enough I know…