Impermanence

Everything shaped by conditions changes. Impermanence asks us not to care less, but to meet what is here without demanding that it stay.

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The Hole in the Box

On what we carry, and what we can allow to pass.

Inspired by Buddhism

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The First Night in the Sukkah

Sukkot — and what actually holds us when there are no walls around us.

Inspired by Jewish Wisdom

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The Man Who Owned Nothing

Sometimes freedom begins when we stop saying "mine."

Inspired by Bhagavad Gita

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What Remains

On discovering what remains when everything else changes.

Inspired by Upanishads

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The Cracked Cup

On loving what will not remain forever.

Inspired by Zen

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The Island That Wasn't on the Map

Finding peace within when everything changes.

Inspired by Buddhism

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The Last Stop

On discovering we were never the road — only the ones passing through it.

Inspired by Tao Te Ching

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The Last Cup

On discovering that love was never inside what remained.

Inspired by Buddhism

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Stories about loss, tenderness and the forms love takes when what we held can no longer be held.

Traditions represented here: Buddhism · Jewish Wisdom · Bhagavad Gita · Upanishads · Zen · Tao Te Ching

Impermanence

The Hole in the Box

The First Night in the Sukkah

The Man Who Owned Nothing

What Remains

The Cracked Cup

The Island That Wasn't on the Map

The Last Stop

The Last Cup

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