Monthly Archives: September 2014

Intention

This flattened cherry tomato is a good example of the concept of intentional sankhara and unintentional sankhara. Sometimes, it starts from a pure accident, like this tomato forced to grow between the fence boards. But once someone discovers it and sees a use for it, they seek to reproduce it. That’s when it becomes intentional […]

Share

“I don’t like people using my things. They’re not careful and break them.” “If you don’t let them use your things, then maybe they won’t let you use theirs.” “I don’t want to use their things.” “But, it’s still nice to share.” “Why? They don’t have anything that I could ever possibly want.” Why should […]

Seasons

When something feels annoying, it can seem like there’s no end in sight.  But what I’ve learned  is that all things have their time and season. I know that tomatoes don’t grow year round. So when I see a tomato plant latching onto a small blueberry plant, overtaking the space and hogging all the nutrients, I know that it’s […]

Worth

A boy didn’t finish his meal. I told him that no one was going to want his leftovers. He shrugged and said, “The poor kids in India want to eat it.” I told him, “I doubt that. Who would want to eat someone else’s scraps, if they could choose not to? Just because they will, […]