Month: October 2015

• October 30, 2015

  The Great Paradox of Socrates

  In an interview, the philosopher Jacob Needleman states, “That wisdom comes pouring in when you really see you don’t understand. That was the great paradox of Socrates.” We must let our guard down and let the guest in: this is what Socrates is saying. We mustn’t go around making assertions but must listen to the…
• October 14, 2015

  Being God-Open: A Series of Letters

  Over the coming months, I’ll be writing a series of letters entitled “Being God-Open.” They will constitute an inquiry, inspired by mysticism, into the possibility of God’s existence and into the implications for my life. I anticipate sending out such letters–more personal, more searching, ever-open–on a bimonthly basis. If you would like to subscribe, you can…
• October 8, 2015

  In the Gardens, I Found You

  The way our necks turned. The way our hair was pulled back and fell. The way our shoulders bent. The way our second arms folded around behind us. The way our hands were held. We were looking at something. The sleeve of your shirt curled while I, pinching, curled up the back of mine. And what, dear love,…
• October 7, 2015

  Two Cons: “Institutional Education” and “Meaningful Work”

  You fell into the trap: you got an institutional education.  You funded that education with loans. Those loans, you still believe, will have to be repaid. Also, there’s all the consumer debt you slowly accumulated while looking for “a career,” that silly, stupid beast. Ah, now all the loans will be repaid by working them off. That’s…
• October 5, 2015

  Where the Left and the Right Went Wrong

  The point of being on this planet is to figure out why we’re on this planet. The point needs to be made because human beings seem to do most everything they can to avoid this existential question, the only one that ultimately warrants asking.