The 99th Monkey

One man's spiritual quest—and his continuous and utter failure to find the answers.

What Really Matters?

The Batesville Day Parade in Batesville, Virginia is a throwback to an earlier time. The mayor usually drives by on his power lawn mower, the local church group throws candy from their "Jesus Loves You" float, a slightly scary militia movement marches by with flags and weapons, twelve-year-old Little Ms. Albermarle County wears a crown and waves from a high-rider...and then there was us, the Sufi-Buddhist-Jewish hippies who had integrated ourselves into the community. Read More

Thanks!

Our gracious friend Matt Humphrey pointed me to this piece. I found it refreshing. Thank you!

Time a-wastin'

Interesting that at the bottom of page 3 you may choose your (inevitable) destination: '4', 'Next' or 'Last'.... I chose 4 - it seemed right at the time, and I still feel OK with it.

If you've read this far, you've presumably read the original post. Now read the book. It's just as much fun, only more.

Mike

Wow!!

Excellent article truly reminding me of what really does matter!!! Thank you so much!!

Eliezer's article on Time-Use

Excellent article. Especially relevant as I look back over my life of almost 60 yrs and look at our expectations for our son Max as he tries to figure out what to do with himself. It is important to separate "making a living" from "meaningful use of time". Just because you earn lots of money from an activity, doesn't make it more important. I think we all owe it to the universe to spend some time constructively caring for the planet and other beings.

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Eliezer Sobel is an author, musician, and retreat leader.

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