Kalliyam

  Saturday, October 28, 2023   Aho’Rajanaka,   I hope this finds you well.  Tonight we begin the first of five Sessions,  Saturday Philosophers .  Our first consideration is the Greek Heraclitus whose work, while it only survives in visionary fragments, offers us so much that remains trenchant, timeless, meaningful.   Join us at 5pm Eastern on Zoom.   https://rochester.zoom.us/j/95057662268 We’re in need of imagining a world that is nearly impossible.   The list is longer than I should like to document anywhere but you get the picture: peace in place of war, an earth unexploited so that all may live, a politics of inclusion that fulfils the promise of democracy.  All the while we must attend to ourselves, to the everyday.  We  can  be visionary and grounded, idealist and pragamatic: we can imagine what does not happen because we need to make what is possible real and what is imaginary humanizing. We humans we imagine, we dream and share our dreams.  Without those dreams shared we reduc

Thursday, October 19, 2023   Aho’ Rajanaka,   I hope this finds you well.    You know, every time I type that sentence, I feel like I have just received yet another bit of news---global, local, personal---that gives me pause, more than concern, a whole lot to feel and heed and think about, and that often causes more just plain worry.   I suspect you’re in the same sweep and looking, as I am, for moments of reprieve and alleviation.  It is wise to take a mental health break or even just a nap when that helps.  But do we have a choice but to stay in the fray?  I hope we both have that choice and make it together.  Don’t give up, try not to say “I don’t care what anyone else thinks,” ‘cause it’s important that we care about each other.  Take it in as you can. The news from abroad is even more horrifying than in the American homeland where dysfunction, conspiracy, and nihilism is political coin of the realm.  Thank goodness there are a few adults trying to bring seriousness to very, very t

  Wednesday, October 11, 2023   Aho’ Rajanaka,   I hope this finds you well.  We’ve much to talk about this coming week.  We need ways to hold ourselves together in the whirlwind, doncha’ think? Every time I put myself to writing this note, Sadie the Pup jumps up on my lap, pushes away the computer, and insists on dog kisses.  That’s no excuse but it sure makes a fella think about what’s important in life.   She has finally consented after I explained in full sentences (she so smart she corrects grammar too) that  you  are important  too.   This will be especially brief.  I am working on two podcasts for this week that will be published on our Substack.  Remember Substack content is also free, and are also invited you to subscribe with a tuition subscription.  Either way, it’s very cool to be able to put content---notes, chats, podcasts, an entire media offering---all in one place.   Link below. We have the conclusio of the five Sessions scheduled for Ma Kālī and Krsna Tales this week.