Rationalization
The Magical Umbrella: How a Monk’s Christmas Present Changed My Life
Christmas is rapidly approaching and each year my thoughts return to the Trappist monks of Mepkin Abbey. For many years I religiously spent several weeks over Christmas living and working alongside the monks, but unfortunately the last couple have been so busy that I’ve been unable to get away. But of all my wonderful memories, [...]
3 Factors to Avoid Fear in Every Challenge
Does every challenge require wisdom, equanimity, and detachment…including picking a spouse? Dear August, When we met, you told me “Every challenge from picking a stock to picking a spouse requires wisdom, equanimity, and detachment if these decisions are to be based on fact, not fear.” Does this read right for picking a spouse? Or does [...]
The Action of Living
August – Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts and philosophy. An observation: have you ever considered that a huge factor in your life has been that you did not marry and have children? You could have had exactly the same convictions and guiding spirit, but gotten thrown off the path if you [...]
Applying Monastic Business Secrets to Corporations
Despite many surface differences the monastic model can be applied to our secular organizations with the same [...]
Rose’s Kitchen
I am at the end of my rope. I am nauseated by life; it is insipid, without salt and meaning. If I were hungrier than Pierrot I would not choose to eat the explanations people offer. One sticks a finger into the ground to smell what country one is in; I stick my finger into [...]
Is it OK to doubt God, my faith, or other faiths?
The true task of religion is to provide the certainty that transcends mere belief.
