Practicing Surrender: Meditation in the Sky

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When you lack control over your circumstances, due to health issues or other unforeseen external factors, there is only one thing you can control; your inner climate. This can be done through the practice of meditation. While much of life isn't actually within our control, there is one place where all illusion of control tends to vanish. That place is on a commercial airplane, miles above the earth's surface. Indeed, control seems to be lost the minute you've passed barefoot under a metal … [Read more...]

Travels to Ithaca, My Soul’s Home

I still recall descending on a small plane into Ithaca, NY, in 2001. It was a business trip that brought me to this destination, where I would meet with a number of law faculty at Cornell University, some long-time authors of the academic publishing company I worked for at the time. I hadn't wanted to make this trip, which required troublesome connecting flights. In fact, I came only at the urging of my manager who thought I might enjoy the area. It turns out, she was right. As my plane … [Read more...]