Purpose

The Gita has the boldest claim about purpose: better to do your own work imperfectly than someone else's work perfectly.

A warm bakery window with fresh loaves before dawn1 min read

The Baker of Tzfat

On being rich at four in the morning.

Inspired by Jewish Wisdom

Hand-carved reed flutes resting by a quiet river1 min read

The Reed Flute Seller

On the hole that makes the music.

Inspired by Sufism

A quiet city street before dawn with one lit window1 min read

The Night Shift

On the dignity of the work nobody sees.

Inspired by Bhagavad Gita

A swept stone path with golden leaves at its edges1 min read

The Monk Who Swept the Same Path

On doing the thing that will need doing again tomorrow.

Inspired by Zen

Hands planting a sapling in a sunlit orchard1 min read

The Orchard Planter

On work you will not live to finish.

Inspired by Jewish Wisdom

Cupped hands sheltering a small warm flame1 min read

The Woman Who Carried Fire

On loving without a transaction.

Inspired by Sufism

A beautifully crooked old tree glowing in a golden meadow1 min read

The Carpenter and the Crooked Tree

On the part of you that doesn't fit.

Inspired by Tao Te Ching

A child looking up at a vast dawn sky1 min read

The Boy Who Asked What He Was

On the question that survives every answer.

Inspired by Upanishads

A hand scattering seeds over a golden field at sunrise1 min read

The Farmer Who Planted Anyway

On acting without a guarantee.

Inspired by Bhagavad Gita

An open journal and quill beside a lamp at night1 min read

The Emperor Who Wrote at Night

On needing the same reminder again.

Inspired by Stoicism

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These stories are about people finding the work that is actually theirs.

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