I kept noticing the same thing. The Sufi mystic says “I am the Truth” and gets … The Refusal: What Wisdom Traditions Won’t Quite SayRead more
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar – A Review
Kaveh Akbar’s debut novel “Martyr!” is a meditation on what it means to die for something—and … Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar – A ReviewRead more
When Life Asks the Questions: Viktor Frankl and the Freedom We Cannot Lose
There’s a passage from Viktor Frankl that keeps returning to me these days, insistent as a … When Life Asks the Questions: Viktor Frankl and the Freedom We Cannot LoseRead more
The Eternal Present and Its Discontents
Eckhart Tolle’s The Power of Now sells a seductive idea: your suffering exists because you live … The Eternal Present and Its DiscontentsRead more
When the Ground Gives Way: Alaska’s Flooding and Our Collective Reckoning
The Alaska National Guard helicopters cut through October skies, ferrying hundreds of evacuees from western Alaska … When the Ground Gives Way: Alaska’s Flooding and Our Collective ReckoningRead more