Sunday, February 9, 2025

Words to Ponder Over: Allan Watts

Allan Watts (1915-1973) was a British-American writer and self-described "philosopher entertainer".  Steeped in multiple Eastern religious traditions and philosophies, he offers us these words to meditate on when considering life after death:

“[T]he anxiety-laden problem of what will happen to me when I die is, after all, like asking what happens to my fist when I open my hand, or where my lap goes when I stand up.”

Where There Is Death, There Is Also Life....

Years ago, my mom gave me some details about the neighborhood she grew up in in Toledo.  She told me about the beautiful American Elm trees ...