The Benedictine Order of the day is a model for mindfulness

An essential step forward is the development of a fitting order of the day: a division of the day that gives a rhythm to the day, with a reasonably fixed pattern of exertion and relaxation, of spiritual breathing in and…

Baby in a Box

Writing, the New York Times Book Review, and needing a sense of yourself

Context influences our perception of artifacts

From 1901 to 1964, the majority of the stone circle was restored in a series…

The possibility of a new human code

During my lifetime the population of the world has doubled, a phenomenon that captivates me with…

Listening at the keyhole

Every writer is a man with one deaf ear and one blind eye, who is possessed by a demon and unteachable by anybody…