I am currently teaching Romeo and Juliet to 9th graders, and recently we read and discussed act 1, scene 5, in which the eponymous characters meet for the first time. During this meeting, Romeo delivers the following speech, one so beautiful and pure as to bring a tear to my eye: O, she doth teach… Continue reading Love at first sight in Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”
Tag: Reincarnation
Letter to the child of a fallen world
My dearest child, I know you have lately observed the adults running amok. I know you have seen them taking what isn’t theirs, speaking before they think, destroying rather than building. I know you have seen other adults quivering in disbelief at these actions, failing to stand up for themselves or their brethren. I know… Continue reading Letter to the child of a fallen world
Reincarnation as educational heuristic
Reincarnation is a built-in education modality. According to reincarnation, individual souls populate the world in successive, incremental incarnations, learning or failing to learn lessons each time. Associated concepts include karma (often translated as fate or destiny), dharma (vocation or purpose), and the ultimate goal is to “graduate” from the system such that one no longer… Continue reading Reincarnation as educational heuristic
The marble-workers
On the bench they sat in a single row, working their marbles. The bench stretched in either direction for miles–perhaps an infinity–and to each inhabitant was allotted a single marble, a clear sphere speckled with dots and striated with lines that the individual rolled over in their palm, trying to wipe clean. Over time, this… Continue reading The marble-workers
Spiritual resume
JACKSON HOLZBERG BUCKLEY Seeking bliss, wholeness, and equanimity Experience: 1991-present: Deeply consider experience to produce wisdom. Attempt to discern and live by values. Regularly connect to beyond and, through this connection, encounter wellsprings of devotion. Endeavor always to stay attuned. Universe's origin-1991: Previous incarnations as Buddhist, psychologist, wizard, and other forms. Some incarnations more generative… Continue reading Spiritual resume
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