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Astronaut On Earth (If I’m Brave Enough)
A woman struggles with her ongoing isolation, nearly 5 years since the Covid pandemic started, when it seems much of the rest of the world has moved on.
Buddhism: Oy Vey (Except For That One Time)
When I ask most Buddhist teachers about the most pressing spiritual question for me — the fate of the soul after death — they’ll tell me that the soul is an illusion.
Notes from a Stark Raving Lunatic
Today I condensed the universe into a ball / A small, red ball that I could pick up and bounce / And balance on my head / And shove my hand through
Freedom: Craving It and Reaching Beyond It
I dream about a dimension beyond this one: a realm that includes none of the limitations I despise. This is what Moshiach—a true messianic age—would mean to me.
It’s Hard To Compete With Simplistic Spiritual Leaders
I’m both horribly insecure and a huge snob, sometimes at the same moment. So it makes sense that, when I meet wildly successful spiritual leaders and writers, I often feel a combination of envy and disdain.