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How to Live and How to Die

4 February 2020 0

ift.tt/2aQtux0 “Leave something of sweetness and substance in the mouth of the world.” A year ago, I lost my darling friend Emily Levine (October 23, 1944–February 3, 2019). Figuring, in which she rightly occupies the first line of the acknowledgements,…

When Things Fall Apart: Tibetan Buddhist Nun and Teacher Pema Chödrön on Transformation Through Difficult Times

14 August 2017 0

“Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and…

An Illustrated Fictional Day in the Real Lives of Alice B. Toklas and Gertrude Stein

14 August 2017 0

Parisian misadventures in multitasking drawn from one of history’s great…

Protected: De Profundis: Patti Smith Reads Oscar Wilde’s Stirring Letter on Suffering and Transcendence, Penned in Prison

15 November 2016 0

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Carl Sagan on Moving Beyond Us vs. Them,Bridging Conviction with Compassion,and Meeting Ignorance with Kindness

15 November 2016 0

“In the course of looking deeply within ourselves, we may…

Keats on the Three Layers of Reality and What Gives Meaning to Human Existence

31 October 2016 0

ift.tt/2eMzJEy “Every mental pursuit takes its reality and worth from…

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