We make our own sacrifices and worship our own gods, from materialism to social justice. We have our own talismans, always connected to our human conceit.
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day camp
February 9, 2017 
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Service can be connected to spiritual pride, something we “do for others” that makes us feel good about ourselves. There was none of that with this group.
Continue reading everyday riches
February 4, 2017 3 Comments
I could thank the Puritans for my luxuries, with their clean, industrious ways. I’m sure I can thank the Lord, whose mercies are new every morning—even in Nepal. I just want to remember how rich I am.
Continue reading Letters From Bharat: Oh, Calcutta
January 17, 2016 0 Comments
I wasn’t scared. I could easily have hailed a cab. I was just confused and wanted to find my way. On my own, if I could.
Continue reading Letters from Bharat
December 31, 2015 1 Comment
What I can teach is to withhold judgment, pay more attention, extend grace. And I can be changed.
Continue reading holy cow
February 12, 2015 2 Comments
Temples are crowded. Festivals are innumerable. Darkness. Bondage. Idolatry. It is an unending cycle of prayers and sacrifices.
Continue reading unity in diversity
February 11, 2015 0 Comments
People of different religions, languages and palates have been getting along for centuries, with a shared understanding of hierarchy and a karmic view of fate.
Continue reading how to say hello
February 10, 2015 1 Comment
The idea that any guest or stranger is a god lays the foundation for Indian hospitality.
Continue reading the Indian head bobble
February 9, 2015 0 Comments
If the centuries have taught you nothing is certain, a little nonverbal ambiguity is called for. It is our absolute certainty about everything that is perplexing.
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Advice millenials haven't asked for
The Ordination Papers
"I wouldn't have expected an 'ordination paper' to cause me to want to worship. But it did." -Rob Stewart
The Santa Papers
A seasonal favorite, all year long.
Letters from Bharat; from mud to marble
Whenever we visit IBS, we are met by bright, positive, eager young men and women who want their lives, and the lives of their families, to be different. And better. There is poverty, yes. But there in no poverty mentality.
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