Relationships

Hillel's whole Torah stood on one leg: do not do to another what is hateful to you. Sufi poets said the beloved's face is a mirror.

A folded letter on a windowsill in soft morning light1 min read

The Letter She Didn't Send

On doing the work and releasing the answer.

Inspired by Bhagavad Gita

A small empty wooden boat drifting on calm golden water1 min read

The Empty Boat

On the insult that was never sent.

Inspired by Tao Te Ching

A wrapped parcel left quietly on a sunlit doorstep1 min read

The Anonymous Gift

On how loudly the self objects to being unseen.

Inspired by Sufism

An open wooden door in warm stone, light spilling out1 min read

The Stranger at the Door

On the whole thing, while standing on one leg.

Inspired by Jewish Wisdom

A desert caravan resting under a golden sunrise sky1 min read

The Caravan That Lost Its Way

On the sentence that has to be said out loud.

Inspired by Sufism

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Stories about the people we cannot get right and cannot give up.

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