Veteran journalist Barbara Falconer Newhall reports from the scene on books, writing . . . and life as she knows it.
Something to meditate on if I were a meditating sort: Glacial erratic rocks perched tentatively on a lakeside slope at Inyo National Forest. Photo by BF Newhall.
By Barbara Falconer Newhall
Sylvia Boorstein and Jack Kornfield are two of my favorite Buddhist writers. I learn a lot from them about how to lead my life, how to be a better me. [Read more...]
My husband Jon, in a quiet moment. Photo by Barbara Falconer Newhall
By Barbara Falconer Newhall
I’ve tried meditating a few times – a very few times. I’m well read on the subject, however. Indeed, I’ve spent way more time reading about meditation than I’ve spent doing it. [Read more...]
My husband Jon, in a quiet moment. Photo by Barbara Falconer Newhall
By Barbara Falconer Newhall
I’ve tried meditating a few times – a very few times. I’m well read on the subject, however. Indeed, I’ve spent way more time reading about meditation than I’ve spent doing it.
Why would I want to just sit there observing my mind, I reason, when I could be outdoors pulling dead blossoms off the shamelessly prolific rhododendron in our front yard? [Read more...]
