(More) 20th Century Psalms: Reflections On This Life

We can only enjoy that which we can do without.

Why identify with the leaves? I asked. Why not identify with the tree?

The wise man looks beyond the forms to detect the One Energy that is the Essence. This energy expresses itself in the activity that gives rise to forms. This is Karma.

Habit is the enemy of old age.

When all ‘coincidences’ in our lives are summed up, they point to a necessary pattern.

The jazz musician, like the spiritual teacher, tries to express the inexpressible.

When there is no longer a need to rationalize, enlightenment isn’t far away.