Essays

In passing conversation about the recent death of a loved one, someone casually says to me that they believe they will go to heaven after...

Nobody will want your stuff after you’re gone. No one will want your artwork, your furniture, your tools or any of the things that you...

All of us have certain degrees of power—power that influences others. It’s not magic but it might as well be. When we’re young, we often...

The whole reincarnation thing doesn’t make much sense. The Vedas teach that after death the mind is transferred to a new body and a new...

Vedanta tells us that maya uses its dual powers of concealment and projection to put on a grand show that fools everyone. It’s only when...

“I was at my son’s graduation last week and we had to listen to the typical speeches full of naive optimism,” begins Al. Dave is walking...

February 11, 2018 ​ If you have never been to Costco, it can be like going to another planet. I had been to the mega warehouse shopping...

February 20, 2017 After watching Ken Burns’ PBS video series about the West, I came to the conclusion that as interesting as U.S. history...