To my surprise, this year I discovered Michel de Montaigne as a good friend. I read his essay "Of Experience" with my students in a seminar on philosophy and the good life, and I felt really engaged by his attitude towards life. I particularly appreciate his hedonist view that nature weaves together what is truly … Continue reading Montaigne and Thoreau: Walking
Se abre la roja flor de pasiflora. Bebe su néctar el amazilia tzácatl. Maravilla natural. Granadilla de monte o pasiflora (Passiflora vitifolia) Colibrí rabirrufo (Amazilia tzacatl). [Foto: JFP_Birds].
Hice un retiro en Villa Zurquí, en las montañas de San Isidro de Heredia colindantes con el Parque Nacional Braulio Carrillo, para participar de un curso de meditación vipassana de tres días. La mayor parte del tiempo meditamos en grupo, bajo el embate de aguaceros y ventoleros de una tormenta tropical. La tormenta exterior se … Continue reading Villa Zurquí: Haikus
The poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke has been enlightening my mornings, as spring turns into summer. I wake, brew a cup of black coffee, sit by my front window under the shade of the sycamore tree, and let the poet's verses awaken me to the spiritual and sentimental possibilities of the day. On a bright, … Continue reading Rilke: Gazing at Gardens
Vida ancestral en nuestro paraíso-- primigenio helecho arborescente.
Musa morada en la enredadera oculta: ¡Sal! ¡Ven!
Que el Amor te bendiga y te guarde. Que el Amor haga tu rostro resplandecer con su luz y te llene de gracia. Que el Amor haga latir tu corazón con vigor y te dé felicidad, paz, libertad. Passiflora vitifolia Foto de portada: Passiflora alata.
De manera desconcertante y maravillosa, la Passiflora alata que sembramos en mi jardín durante la cuarentena de Semana Santa del 2020, ha florecido por primera vez este mes de diciembre, al cerrarse el convulso, gozoso y doloroso, 2021. Primera flor, acompañada de perfil por el segundo botón: 9 de diciembre, 2021 ¿Por qué justamente ahora? … Continue reading Maravilla: Primera floración
Watching summer blooms at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, I am moved by their loving magnanimity. They give their vitality generously to hummingbirds, bees, butterflies, bumble bees, fireflies, and any other visitors who feed from their sweet heart. Canada Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) Loving Spirits, the summer flowers give their delicious energy without asking their guests for … Continue reading Rumi: Giving Yourself
Lua Nova de outubro. No meu jardim, escuridão e calma. No zênite, Vénus brilhante, deusa amorosa do firmamento. Na minha lembraça, o luar sobre o mar do Caribe. No meu coração, você. Nunca tive os olhos tão clarose o sorriso em tanta loucura.Sinto-me toda igual às árvores:solitária, perfeita e pura.Aqui estão meus olhos nas flores,meus … Continue reading Lua Nova
