A society rests upon shared stories, moral expectations and inherited institutions. The task is to distinguish the life-giving elements of its foundational narratives from the historical constructs that have gathered around them.
A reflection on the inner stillness that frees us from self-rejection and restores our capacity to love. Drawing on Jesus’ teaching of the Shema and contrasting the Western vision of wholeness with the Zen ideal of self-effacement, this meditation explores awareness as a natural state — a flight of the spirit in peace and light.