By Dr. Claudia Welch; Originally posted September 1, 2010. Republished with light edits.

He who constantly examines how his day and night are passing and adopts the right way only, will never become a victim of sorrow.

— Aṣṭāṅga Hṛdayam, Sūtrasthāna II.47

What does my fork have to do with “that little spark of celestial fire…”?

My childhood friend recently bought a fake sheep fleece hat with double earflaps. We both love that hat. We both live in the woods. Off the grid. On mountains. Ones that,...