The sorrow and the sweetness

Life is sweet and we cling to it, but it’s entirely possible that humans won’t make the evolutionary cut. Would this be tragic? No. Well we know that nothing lasts. Therein lies the sweetness.

Nowness

The late great jazz drummer Jerry Granelli called it “nowness.” It’s when our experience of the present moment deepens to the point where the twinned impediments of past and future cease to matter.

Arms wide open

Life is hard. If this is deeply felt and truly understood, it ceases to be so.

One hand clapping

Eastern wisdom teaches that we awaken in the depthless interval between two thoughts.

The secret of life

Cambridge University-educated Ajahn Brahm dropped theoretical physics in order to become a Buddhist monk. Today, nearing 70, he says the secret of life is that everything is out of control.