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The Flame Within

On the fire awakened by choosing to rise anyway.

Inspired by Yama & Niyama

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The Man Who Asked for Nothing

Rosh Hashanah — and what we are really asking for when a new year begins.

Inspired by Jewish Wisdom

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The Same Word, a Different Person

Simchat Torah — an ending, a beginning, and how we change between them.

Inspired by Jewish Wisdom

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The Sound That Woke Him

Rosh Hashanah — and the moment we remember to live.

Inspired by Jewish Wisdom

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All Is Foreseen, Yet the Choice Is Yours

On choice, foreknowledge, and the step only you can take.

Inspired by Jewish Wisdom

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The Bench in the Rain

On the three voices within us — and the one who hears them.

Inspired by Bhagavad Gita

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The Last Room

On the moment nothing is missing.

Inspired by Upanishads

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The Baker of Tzfat

On being rich at four in the morning.

Inspired by Jewish Wisdom

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The Reed Flute Seller

On the hole that makes the music.

Inspired by Sufism

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The Night Shift

On the dignity of the work nobody sees.

Inspired by Bhagavad Gita

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The Monk Who Swept the Same Path

On doing the thing that will need doing again tomorrow.

Inspired by Zen

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The Orchard Planter

On work you will not live to finish.

Inspired by Jewish Wisdom

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The Woman Who Carried Fire

On loving without a transaction.

Inspired by Sufism

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The Carpenter and the Crooked Tree

On the part of you that doesn't fit.

Inspired by Tao Te Ching

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The Boy Who Asked What He Was

On the question that survives every answer.

Inspired by Upanishads

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The Farmer Who Planted Anyway

On acting without a guarantee.

Inspired by Bhagavad Gita

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The Emperor Who Wrote at Night

On needing the same reminder again.

Inspired by Stoicism

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