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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 Letter in the Drawer

The Ten Days of Repentance — and the way back to what the heart already knows.

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The Same Word, a Different Person

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

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The Man Who Wouldn't Put Down the Stone

On carrying what no longer needs to be carried.

Inspired by Tao Te Ching

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The Old ID Card

On the moment the past stops deciding for us.

Inspired by Bhagavad Gita

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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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What Remains

On discovering what remains when everything else changes.

Inspired by Upanishads

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The Last Room

On the moment nothing is missing.

Inspired by Upanishads

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The Man Who Almost Won

On discovering who the real opponent was.

Inspired by Bhagavad Gita

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When You're Ready

On coming closer before we feel worthy.

Inspired by Bhakti Yoga

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What Is in This City?

On the heart we bring to what we see.

Inspired by Sufism

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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 Anonymous Gift

On how loudly the self objects to being unseen.

Inspired by Sufism

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The Tea That Overflowed

On arriving already full.

Inspired by Zen

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The Caravan That Lost Its Way

On the sentence that has to be said out loud.

Inspired by Sufism

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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: Jewish Wisdom · Tao Te Ching · Bhagavad Gita · Upanishads · Bhakti Yoga · Sufism · Zen · Stoicism