Let Nature Be Your Teacher Come into the light of things, Let Nature be your teacher. -William Wordsworth Our current society has become increasingly alienated from our primal roots in the natural world. We can see the repercussions of this fact on many fronts, from climate change and environmental degradation…

When in harmony with Dao, The sky is clear; the earth is stable, The soil is fertile. Content with the way, Living with the cycles of life, Beings are endlessly renewed. When mankind loses Dao, The sky becomes filthy; the earth is unstable, The soil becomes depleted. The equilibrium is…

Note: This essay was written before the pandemic. The cabin fever it talks about has become even more pronounced for many of us during the last two years of lock downs, and various levels of social distancing, especially if we live in urban environments. Here’s hoping we all have many…

“One must imagine Sisyphus happy.” So ends Albert Camus’ famous essay, The Myth of Sisyphus. Camus sees the myth of Sisyphus as a parable about the absurdity of life and how even in the face of drudgery we must all decide that life is worth living and carry on. I…