Ancient Story

L E T T E R from Jac – Crossing Over

April 21, 2021April 19, 2021

I have of late been diving more deeply into studying the Tao Te Ching and the Heart Sutra. The wisdom […]

April 8, 2021April 8, 2021

I love this story, for it demonstrates how quickly we can get caught up in concepts, and delusional about where […]

November 5, 2020December 1, 2020

At any given point in time, we never really know what’s actually going on. We have the experience, the moment, […]

August 27, 2020December 1, 2020

In everyday life I subscribe to the motto “self as cause” which means I believe that ultimately I always have […]

August 17, 2020December 1, 2020

There is a famous story of karate master Budoken, who had a disciple who infamously walked by a horse that […]

August 12, 2020December 1, 2020

One day a young Buddhist on his journey home came to the banks of a wide river. Staring hopelessly at […]

July 14, 2020December 1, 2020

I love a lot of things, but ask me my purpose, my passion I couldn’t tell you with absolute certainty […]

July 12, 2020December 1, 2020

How many people drive you a bit or a lot nuts? If you wrote a list, would there be mostly […]

May 25, 2020December 1, 2020

What I have learnt about myself is that I sort of held on to some old Catholic beliefs that it […]

April 8, 2020December 1, 2020

I’ve told this story many times, and want to share it again now, as I feel it’s so relevant. There […]

March 31, 2020December 1, 2020

There is a Jewish story, that is also told in many traditions with varying tones. The essence of it is […]

December 20, 2019December 1, 2020

I don’t know if this is a sign of aging but every year that passes feels faster and faster. This […]

April 3, 2019December 1, 2020

We are building on a theme here, which you might have picked up on because it’s my obsessive personality to […]

March 27, 2019December 1, 2020

In our cabin in Big Sur, there was a fireplace, and no toaster, so we began to hack hunks of […]