spiritual insights on religion, social justice and comparative theology
I was talking with a friend of mine who is an author. He works for a baseball franchise and he told me about a prospect who wasn’t working out for the team. He said the prospect was a good fielder but an exceptional hitter and this is why they signed him. When he arrived at … Continue reading Stand in the Box and Hit by William Klein
Sometimes gratitude creeps up on you and lightens the mood like a friend razzing you with a harmless practical joke. I was with some friends the other day, and I felt a warmth and peace that eased right into my heart. I’d had the same feelings a few years earlier when I was facing one … Continue reading Extending Gratitude by William Klein
I’ve heard candidates say, ”The real heroes in any campaign are the canvassers, who are willing to walk on the front lines for change.” I hate it but I know it needs to be done, so I did just that and got a real taste for what’s happening in the US. It was a Sunday afternoon … Continue reading Knocking for Change by William Klein
I feel like it’s easy to identify the four loves that C. S. Lewis talks about; Agape (Sacred), Storge (Instinctual Affection), Eros (Passionate) and Filial (Familial). I recently learned that Sanskrit has upwards of 96 words for love. Another author noted upwards of 200 words for love. Persian has 80. The Greeks have 4 and we … Continue reading In the Name of Love by William Klein
There have been a few moments where people have delivered performances for the ages. The Buddha under the Bodhi tree when he became enlightened is a transcendent experience. Man, what I wouldn’t give to have been sitting there and see the visions he saw and witness the feeling of Oneness so completely. I sometimes wonder … Continue reading Self-Awareness: A Character In Search of the Author by William Klein
It has been written, “Time is a manmade construct.” Scientifically speaking this is true and Einstein’s “Theory of Relativity” addressed this point. Einstein wrote, “The distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.” We’ve learned that time can be distorted at the edges of black holes, yet we are deeply … Continue reading “Unstuck In Time” by William Klein
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