Mar 15, 2026
GOOD BYE , RICKY CAFE
GOODBYE, RICKY CAFÉ “I carry within me all the dreams of the world.” — Fernando Pessoa There are cafés that serve coffee, and there are cafés that quietly hold fragments…
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Feb 15, 2026
SPIRITUAL MATERIALISM: CROSS-TRADITION COMPASION
Spiritual Materialism: Cross-Tradition Comparison Handout Core Question Across Traditions Is spirituality being used to dissolve the ego—or to sanctify it? 1. Tibetan Buddhism Key voice: Chögyam Trungpa Risk Turning meditation,…
Jan 15, 2026
THINKING OF MY FRIENDS AND LOVERS IN THE LAND OF FARS
So much has changed in the span of days. Of all that unfolds around me, the one realm still within my command is my own mind—my response, my interior weather.…
Apr 15, 2021
THE EFFECT OF FULL MOON ON YOUR HEALTH, WHILE LISTENING TO A PHILOSOPHICAL/SPIRITUAL DISCOURSE
Tonight is the Full Moon of April 2021. I joined on line to a philosophical/spiritual discussion by a leading Guru from South India. Normally his talks are entertaining but this…
Apr 15, 2008
Miami to Houston on a Continental Airlines Flight
I firmly believe that things are meant to happen; you must stop expecting them to happen and of course, accept it with grace when it does happen. Casualidad no es…