Being human
and life's little mysteries

When we’re born, we don’t realise that we are setting out on what will be an unknown, epic journey.  A life unfolds over a long time, and...

Let’s face it. The transition from August to September can be dramatic for some of us – full of events that remind us of that the end of...

There has never been a time when the earth has been more inhabited. People, plastic bottles, car parts, computers and chemical byproducts...

After eight weeks in the hospital recovering from a liver transplant, I’ve finally been discharged and have begun to take stock of who I...

Well, folks, I am still in the hospital, week seven starts tomorrow. The nurses and doctors are frustrated. My regular visitors are...

PYS III.24 Maitri Adishu Balani Through friendliness, kindness and compassion, strength and success will come . When we let go...

On Joy and Sorrow Your joy is your sorrow unmasked. And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with ...

Today is my one month liver transplant anniversary. It is also the first time in a month that I have stepped outside of the hospital for...

All in all, today was a pretty good day. Since about midnight last night I was what hospital folk call “null by mouth”‘, when the patient...

PYS 1.33: Maitri Karuna Muditopeksanam Sukha Dukha Punyapunya Visayanam Bhavantas Citta Prasnadanam Definition: Maitri -friendliness...

On Sunday, 9 days after the transplant surgery , a flicker of light went on in my body-mind and I began to feel just a little bit better....

PYS 2.3 avidya asmita raga dvesha abinivesha pancha klesha There are five kinds of hindrances or obstacles of the mind (kleshas): 1)...