Archive for Month: December 2021

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Simplicity 2022

“I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.” Lao Tzu   I just finished watching season 3 of Succession.  It was the culmination of 29 depressing episodes of shameless depravity.  The series is a spoof on the Rupert Murdoch family dynasty and their polluting effect on the news media.  As the title suggests, the plot revolves around the children’s jockeying for power to assume the throne of Read More

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Aphorisms and Principles on the Road to Non-Dualism

“Is your glass half empty or half full?” asked the mole.  “I think I’m grateful to have a glass,” said the boy.”  Charlie Mackesy, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse My family has grown accustomed to me going off on tangents in which no one is particularly interested.  On a recent vacation, as I was thinking about this post, I suggested a game we could play to expand aphorisms related to non-dualism.  Surprise, Read More