by Evan Dwan | Jul 18, 2019 | News |
In a society that puts such value on efficiency and productivity we are often quite resistant to the practice of deep contemplation, specifically contemplating the why of things, questioning the reasons that we do what we do. Why(!) is this? Why questions are...
by Evan Dwan | Jul 17, 2019 | News |
How does a system thrive and flourish? What makes a system healthy? A folktale from the Philippines tells of a large family that lived in a large palm tree house. One day the different members of the family began to argue about who was the most important member. Soon...
by Evan Dwan | Jul 16, 2019 | News |
“I sat, a solitary man, In a crowded London shop, An open book and empty cup On the marble table-top. While on the shop and street I gazed My body of a sudden blazed; And twenty minutes more or less It seemed, so great my happiness, That I was blessed and could...
by Evan Dwan | Jul 12, 2019 | News |
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” ― Albert Einstein Whether we experience our life as a miracle or not depends on the way in which we attend to our lives. What we pay...
by Evan Dwan | Jul 11, 2019 | News |
“I am large, I contain Multitudes” – Walt Whitman The beauty of being human lies in the richness of human experience. Much as the outer world and the weather in the atmosphere is in a constant state of flux so too is our inner world in constant change. Day-to-day we...
by Evan Dwan | Jul 11, 2019 | News |
“All I know is I was stunned in a way that was completely unexpected. It was overwhelmingly impressive — beyond anything I’d heard from my colleagues who’ve flown before. We just can’t describe it, you know? When you go to different places here on Earth and...