Archive - Internal Alchemy

"You looked into me and I looked into you"

(& we were the same one looking).

Jan 14, 2024 •

December 2023

Oh to choir the right praise

Avoidance, self-defeat, and poetry

Dec 3, 2023 •

November 2023

Maybe it is the sun

Prayer and presence at serendipitous moments

Nov 12, 2023 •

October 2023

Bedside goodbyes

Notes from a final visit with my grandfather, Moose

Oct 29, 2023 •

Silence and the Samu Gatha

Six weeks at Southern Dharma Retreat Center, come to an end

Oct 15, 2023 •

"Anicca" in Appalachia

How the Buddha's teachings on impermanence connect with the land surrounding Southern Dharma Retreat Center.

Oct 8, 2023 •

September 2023

How the soul dies

I promise it's not as dark as you might think

Sep 24, 2023 •

An end, a return, and self compassion in forgiveness

Sep 10, 2023 •

July 2023

One Year of Internal Alchemy

And many, many thanks

Jul 30, 2023 •

And the limitless nature of our love

Jul 23, 2023 •

Time moves glacially

A place we all go to, in time

Jul 16, 2023 •

Above and below as pure mirror

Collected poems from different generations

Jul 9, 2023 •

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