In This Life, An Assist
The couple is on a ferry, sailing from DUMBO to Greenpoint. They are standing on the deck: he leaning against the railing, her leaning against him. His arms curl around […]
Category Archives: Reflections and Abstractions
Containing posts discussing larger issues of life, meaning, purpose, and other similar subjective topics.
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The Image
I went to an amazing exhibit today. Public, Private, Secret at the International Center of Photography in the East Village. The exhibit consisted of a variety of visual media, mostly […]
Experience and Differentiation
I. Prologue Consider: a state of enlightenment, of simple awareness. This is where we begin. II. Undifferentiated Experience The path of meditation is a path of non-attachment to a world of sensation. The […]
Ego Cocoon
I went to Burning Man last week. Overwhelmingly, an excellent experience. Hopefully to be repeated annually ad infinitum. But not entirely blissful. There were extended periods of challenge and struggle, mostly […]
Motivation
A few years ago, I saw a quote basically like this one, which I thought was funny: Every brave act any man has ever performed was because he thought there […]
Dependency & Obligation
Who do we allow to depend on us? I’ve been struggling with this question a lot lately. It’s been brought on by two recent unexpected deaths, as well as the more mundane […]
The Purpose of New York
Everyone on the trains always look so sad… – Dianne Dianne is a particularly special friend of mine, from long ago and far away. She recently wrapped up her undergrad career […]
