The opening chant of the Aitareya Upanishad contains two verses that sum up the essential commitment of any honest, sincere, complete teacher, writer, consultant, professional or --for that matter-- any person: May my speech be one with my mind, and may my mind be one with my speech. Why would it be necessary to return in … Continue reading Invocation

  "Fate, that brinks all things to an end, not thus Apportioneth my lot: ten thousand pangs Must bow, ten thousand miseries afflict me Ere from these bonds I freedom find, for Art Is by much weaker than Necessity." Aeschylus - Prometheus Bound  

"The powerful (try to) insist that their statements are literal depictions of a single reality. 'It really is that way', they tell us 'There is no alternative.' But those on the receiving end of such homilies learn to read them allegorically, these are techniques used by subordinates to read through the words of the powerful … Continue reading Reading Allegorically

A Simple Rule for the Committed Person   The World is changing. I am sure you know this. Now, how it is changing and where it is going are open questions. Because they are open, because uncertainty reigns, should we abandon all hope and resign ourselves to a life of adaptation to “what is”? Quite … Continue reading On Being Right or Being Complete