Beginning Well episode 9
Upon reading James P Lenfestey's book: Seeking The Cave. Upon finding Cold Mountain's poetry. Upon Meeting Little Lulu the backyard singer. The last e...
Beginning Well episode 8
Spoken from the streets of Jiezizhen, about an hour from Chengdu in SW China Mary Oliver's The Buddha's Last Instruction
Beginning Well episode 7
I am traveling which means thoughtful ramblings and poorer quality sound... but higher quality spirit! A challenging Mary Oliver classic
Beginning Well episode 6
As he became a young man Black Elk began to speak of the vision he had as a 9 year old. Those elders around him were astounded at the beauty of his vi...
Beginning Well episode 4
January is dreams month. This is the second poem on that subject. This poem by Mary Oliver titled Dreams created by Timothy Frantzich
Beginning Well episode 3
Still we have long nights and short days. This poem describes a dream state which finds its way into light. From the Spanish poet Antonio Machado tran...
Beginning Well episode 2
This episode is 4 minutes long. As our 2017 draws to a close, here is a poem by Czeslaw Milosz called A Song on the End of the World Blessings on ...
Beginning Well episode 1
During the weeks before winter solstice we tend to shop like mad... here we talk of the contemplative origins of the Advent Wreath and read a poem b...