When I was growing up in New York, I was definitely considered shy and quiet, lacking confidence, unsure of myself.…
Life Loves You! An Interview with Louise Hay
Here are extended excerpts from the article “Life Loves You! An Interview with Louise Hay,” my second interview with Louise…
On Midlife, Body Blows, and Spiritual Understanding: A Marianne Williamson Interview
I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing Marianne Williamson three times. I have great respect for her, her work, and the…
Autism and Grief
I don’t mourn my son’s life. I celebrate it. My son is 12 years old and very much alive. In…
The late Rabbi David Zeller on the meaning and melding of Transpersonal Psychology and Spirituality
[From my interview with the late Rabbi David Zeller, author of The Soul of the Story (Jewish Lights Publishing, 2005)]…
Friendship, racism, loyalty, and love: Bowling in Chicago
I went to graduate school studying political science at the University of Chicago in Hyde Park starting in 1989. Soon…
Nicholas Thurman Jackson Hemachandra: the puzzle known as Superman
[Blogger’s note: I’m noticing how some of the text in this post is now obstructed by imagery or broken up…
Beginnings: R. Carlos Nakai
The first substantive interview I ever did was with R. Carlos Nakai in 1998. I’d worked at a newspaper as…
Wayne Dyer on the Most Common Meme: I Can’t Change.
What’s the most common meme people hold? A minister in Maui told me about a boy who was five…
Eckhart Tolle on Goal Setting and Being One with the Present Moment
Ray Hemachandra: Eckhart, the practice of being in the moment by definition is not goal-oriented, correct? Eckhart Tolle: Correct. You…
