Li Po poem and Illustration for Listen, SDI publication, July 2018. I have had a growing interest in Buddhism in this spiritual season of my life, which I describe as “Zen curious”. This freaks out some people I talk to, who likely think I’m losing faith or are threatened that I am challenging cherished sacred truths. Quite the opposite… Read More »“Truly Growing Up” – on being “Zen curious”
The western ideals and ideologies, which have been dominant and perpetuated over the past few hundred years of civilization, are in their late-stages of manifestation – and things are pretty scary, with accelerated climate change and the very survival of humans in question. I’m learning to let go of outcomes; control; even the very concepts of worldview. There’s no time… Read More »Crumpled Paper and the Scars We Have to Bear
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/22/hilma-af-klints-visionary-paintings I’m so fascinated by this artist. Swedish painter Hilma Af Klimt died in 1944 and made her work mostly in secret. The reviewer’s idea of her work transcending Western tropes of the avant-garde (who invented abstract painting first, blah blah) is kind of fun. More interesting to me is the motivation to make her work – she was a… Read More »Hilma af Klint – “egoless consciousness”?
On Thursday April 4 2019, we unveiled a commissioned artwork I’ve been working on for several months at Shoreline Christian School. Zoom In / Zoom Out highlights the paths and places contributed by kids, parents, and staff of the SCS community, orbiting around and intersecting with the school at the center. The event had an actual unveiling, toasts, and a… Read More »Unveiling – Commission for Shoreline Christian School
On Monday March 18, 2019, I led a group of sojourners around Seattle for the Post-Conference one-day Journey for Spiritual Directors International. We did a series of contemplative walks throughout the city, taking in the richness and beauty of the area, while learning of its histories – what I described as the “strata” of the city’s cultural substrate. Taking in Alki… Read More »InterFaith Journey – A Walking Exploration of the Cultural Strata of Seattle’s Streets
In my work at Spiritual Directors International, I had the honor of interviewing and putting together this video meditation of spiritual teachers speaking out against the continued horrors of white nationalism and murdering of innocents in their houses of worship. I hope you’ll watch, and I hope we will act, in love and truth, to the flourishing of our communities… Read More »Video – A Response to Events in Christchurch NZ