One Sunday morning, Stu and I decided to take the scenic drive from Waimea to Hilo for lunch. As we drove between the two massive mountains, Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, I began to feel more alive and awake. “Living on the island sometimes feels like living in another dimension,” I commented. The famous Hawaiian singer, Israel “Iz” Kamakawiwo’ole, who died young, once said the veil between life and death, heaven and earth, is more transparent here in Hawaii. We…..
“Nothing’s gonna change my world…” This line from the John Lennon song, “Across the Universe,” suddenly had new meaning when I was listening to it the other day with a friend who told me it was written after the Beatles met with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and had some spiritual experiences. Experiencing “nothing”–meaning the void, emptiness, silence–is going to change his world. This brings me to the topic for the week–nothing. I saw a video recently of a talk by David…..