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Teachers

A curated tribute to the scholars, spiritual guides, mystics, and mentors, past and present, whose wisdom has deeply informed my work. From theologians and contemplatives to artists, these voices continue to guide my understanding of transformation, faith, and human flourishing.

Swami Abhishiktananda, older white man with long beard looking straight into the camera
"Abandoned by men, and abandoned by God,
alone with himself,
alone, infinitely alone…
There he discovered the aloneness of the Alone,
and the aloneness of Being,
and the joy of BEING, the peace of Being, the freedom of Being."

 Fr. Henri Le Saux (Swami Abhishiktananda)

Spirit

  • Thomas Merton

  • Thomas Keating

  • James Finley 

  • Cynthia Bourgeault

  • Julian of Norwich

  • Maria Skobtsova

  • Swami Abhishiktananda

  • Bede Griffiths 

  • John Daido Loori

  • Michael Dillon

  • ​Bodhidharma

  • Dogen Zenji

Words

  • Bill Porter (Red Pine)

  • Han Shan (Cold Mountain)

  • Stone House

  • David Hinton

  • ​Gary Snyder​

  • Robinson Jeffers

  • Richard Siken

  • Ruth Stone​

Visual

  • Magdalena Abakanowicz

  • Natela Grigalashvili

  • Edward A. Burger

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