It’s a big world. It’s a small world. It’s our world. The energy of life flows all around it on the surface, in the waters, through the air, under the ground. And wisdom traditions across all these lands seek to prod our distinctively human form of life to deeper roots of insight and greater heights of love and compassion. But we struggle with spiritual maturity and openness. We get balled up in the squealing demands of the small insistent self, as if it’s not just a tiny passing visitor on this spinning globe of life. Enlightenment, it turns out, isn’t just about reason, but imagination, emotion, and attitude unfettered by the crass chains of ego, freed to flourish with others in vibrant community and solidarity with all that lives.
The greatest independence frees us “from” in order to free us “for” the greatest and most wonderful liberation there is.
And I almost forgot. Today is the official publication day of my new book, though Amazon put it up a few days early in honor of the holiday weekend, a formerly secret project to do my part to help reclaim the ideals and values ensconced in the Declaration of Independence, with some great stories and new ways of thinking. I hope you’ll see it soon and let me know what you think! Here’s the link to copy and paste. The paperback and ebook are up, with the hardcover a week away. 134 pages. Packed! https://amzn.to/3aczxNK
