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December 2022

December 05, 2022

Winds We Can’t See

When the thief died, he came back as a blind dragon and after a life...

November 2022

November 28, 2022

Imparting Bliss

We can’t imagine how they did it. Like Francis of Assisi, giving everything away and...

November 21, 2022

The Return

We start out so innocent and then we get hurt. It doesn’t matter how.  ...

October 2022

October 24, 2022

For Robert Bly

As the winter sun makes every twig shine, I’m leafing through a book of poems...

October 17, 2022

In the Ditch

It was a brief, reflexive moment of nature, gone unnoticed near the beginning, a synapse...

October 03, 2022

In August

The light bobs on the small leaves, so quietly, so thoroughly, that I can feel...

September 2022

September 05, 2022

Timbre

Does anything matter but seeing your smile return as we feel the sun come over...

April 2022

April 25, 2022

At the Base of the Mountain

The Japanese monk, Ryokan, returned to his hut in the moon- light to find a...

January 2022

January 17, 2022

Under the Temple

The temple hanging over the water is anchored on pillars that nameless workers placed in...

September 2017

September 05, 2017

Advice That’s Hard to Take

When you pace at the edge of life, worried and afraid, mount your will like...

November 2016

November 12, 2016

Post-Election Thoughts

I was recently in New York City giving a reading at the New York Open...

September 2016

September 02, 2016

Did You Miss the Live Stream with Mark Nepo on “The One Life We’re Given?” Here’s the Video!

Patheos Spirituality is honored to welcome Mark Nepo to a live stream event happening here...

August 2016

August 31, 2016

Video Blog: The One Life We’re Given

If you enjoyed Mark Nepo's #1 New York Times bestseller The Book of Awakening,...

August 23, 2016

Mark Nepo’s New Video Blog (“Vlog”) – Inside the Miracle – Letting Pain And Fear Through

Mark Nepo shares an excerpt from his new book Inside the Miracle, welcomes us into...

January 2016

January 04, 2016

Field Notes on Living

Welcome. I’m grateful for the chance to share these field notes on living. Every week,...

March 2014

March 13, 2014

Our Hands

______________ The word authentic comes from the Greek authentes. It means “bearing the mark of...

May 2012

May 25, 2012

Mark's view from Cortes Island at Hollyhock this morning. Wishing him and his participants a...

September 2011

September 09, 2011

As Far As the Heart Can See audio sample

 

February 2011

February 22, 2011

The Book of Awakening is Hoda’s favorite thing!

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July 2010

July 11, 2010

Get a taste of Robert’s class

Your Heroic Journey started yesterday and it was an inspiring and thought-provoking class. Here's a...

June 2010

June 13, 2010

Oprah interviews Mark Nepo—6/28 and 7/4—don’t miss it!

Huge news! Mark recently sat down for an interview with Oprah Winfrey at Harpo Studios...

January 2010

January 25, 2010

I Shout Their Names

I’m at an age where those I’ve known for years are dying. Some go quick,...

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