From Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: “To the trained eye ego-climbing an selfless climbing may appear identical. Both kinds of climbers place one foot in…… Read more “Ego Climbing and Selfless Climbing”
Author: Nathan
Playing Catch-Up
I was in class last week, and such a transformational time it was… however, returning home to family life, working, caretaking the land, cleaning the house, and…… Read more “Playing Catch-Up”
Beautiful words from Joanna Macy and Matthew Fox
"The heart that breaks open can contain the whole universe.... All is registered in the "boundless heart" of the bodhisattva. Through our deepest and innermost responses to… Read more "Beautiful words from Joanna Macy and Matthew Fox"
Reflections on a wedding and pain
Here’s a little something from a wedding I attended in August of ’06. The mystery is indeed mystery and such joyful experiences contain much paradox when we…… Read more “Reflections on a wedding and pain”
Did I really write that?
It makes sense to me, I suppose. The first half of life is about self. The second half, giveaway. But, I wonder where those words came from,…… Read more “Did I really write that?”
Nathan Bettger | Oshkosh, WI 