Halloween is fascinating. Have you wondered how it came about? We sure have, and this is what we found:   Halloween has its origins in an ancient Gaelic festival called Samhain. It was celebrated over 2000 years ago in the Celtic-speaking areas of northwestern Europe (incuding Ireland, the UK and northern France). The festival took… Read More Musings on the History and Amusement of Halloween

A Buddhist monk asked a student, “If you were carrying a cup of tea and someone bumps into you, and you spill the tea, why did you spill the tea?” The student replied, “I spilled the tea because the guy bumped into me. It was his fault that I spilled the tea.” The monk replied, “No.… Read More What’s Your Cup of Tea?

Spiritual activism has an important place in history and especially now. As the weather begins to cool, the political scene is heating up and becoming more volatile. Spiritual activism can help cool it. Complacency just lets it continue to burn. Let’s cool it! Read on, please! As some of you well know by now, we… Read More Spiritual Activism Makes a World of a Difference

I have written several times this time of the year how August is like Sunday. Just as Sunday is at the end of the week, August is at the end of Summer. Just as on Sunday, most of us take time off from work, so in August most of us take time off from work.… Read More August Is Still the Sunday of Summer