Oct 3, 2007
I have a book, 365 Days With Rumi. Today, October 3, has my favorite Rumi saying: Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there. Are you breathing? 15 minutes morning and evening. You’ll find that field there, in your...
Nov 2, 2007
A reader asked: How is it that you so often say exactly what I need to hear? It’s uncanny how often that happens. I actually hear that question pretty often. So I’ll tell you one explanation for why that happens. The intent behind these newsletters, my...
Dec 6, 2007
In Minnesota, it’s snowing. In Texas, it’s 72 and sunny. I’m in Texas, remembering the thrill of walking in my neighborhood park after a 6-inch snowfall. Ah, winter wonderland — there’s nothing like it. But for this Minnesotan, 72 and sunny in...
Jan 6, 2008
Icky Rice Over the years of the Breath and Water Club, several of you have suggested that I look at Masaru Emoto’s Messages In Water. Although I haven’t read his book, I did recently see his DVD. I got quite excited by the report of an experiment that a...
Mar 10, 2008
Sorry for the long span between this issue and the last one. I am recovering from a too-long bout of the flu, and hoping that it’s the last in a series of challenging experiences. Whew, what a wild couple of months it’s been. What would I have done without my...
Apr 24, 2008
The Basics Stay with the basic practice: * Immerse yourself in your breath for 15 minutes, morning and evening. * Drink plenty of water. What you liked * You liked the story of my friend and his sister’s music. It made you feel hopeful, glad, awed, shocked, peaceful....