Jaya Härtlein

Reflections on freshness and new starts

We are not a thing. The world is not a thing. Each situation arises as an ungraspable effervescent momentary formation, a patterning in which self and other meet in an ever new dance, fresh and unrepeatable. And yes, we can be part of that dance!

A little while ago the Buddhist world celebrated Wesak, the Enlightenment of the Buddha. There are many records and stories surrounding...