Message from Henry: Cowpat Walking up a steep hillside meadow in Warwickshire. Cows grazing near the beech wood on the other side of the field. In front of me, half of a cowpat has Continue reading
Message from Henry: The Answer to Mu What if there is no answer? And we do as many koans as we do, whether it’s 400 or 600 of them, in order to undercut any sense of getting Continue reading
Message from Henry: A Fly There’s a big fly on the table. Grazing around, splay-footed. Then still. Very carefully, precisely rubbing its forelegs together, like a billiards player wiping down their cue. She walks a Continue reading
Message from Henry: Wise? How wise is it for a species to call itself “wise, wise – doubly wise”? By what objective criteria and standards could we make this estimate, when all that we Continue reading
Message from Henry: Total Healing If the heart of trauma is separateness, aloneness, being alone with pain — if utter isolation is an element in the deepest level of suffering, as trauma specialists such as Continue reading
Message from Henry: Do Look Back The real party, what we really want, is you. You are what you’re looking for – to come home to you. So all the slings and arrows, all the troubles and Continue reading