Prayer Inspired by Shantideva Prayer

This pastoral prayer is adapted from prayers of Shantideva, an 8th century....


Finding a "New" Peace (Pagoda)

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From the Land of On-Call: A Day in the Life of a CPE Student

Twenty-four hours on-call. At the hospital. Not as long as one of my colleagues....


Meditation on Right Speech

I notice the thought. I am right. I notice the impulse. I want to say it. I....


Metta for Strangers on My Path

For three years, I had a job in the city where I am spending my summer....


This Memorial Day: The Milk of Impermanence and a Soldier’s Tattoo

I spent this Memorial Day the best way I ever have: with a motley crew of....


Beginner's Mind and Dis-orientation to CPE: A New Beginning

Today was the second day of my first experience of Clinical Pastoral Education.....


Some Reflections on the Small of Paradox and Paradox of Small (sermon)

delivered at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Pittsfield, MA....


New Name, No Name, All Names: On Dukkha and any Afterlife

…, and I will give a white stone, and on the white stone is written a new....


Seeds & Spiritual Transformation (sermon)

(This sermon was given at Village Church in Cummington, MA, on February 16,....