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Archive for November, 2008

We Age From Our First Breath

Posted in Aging and Buddhism, tagged , , , on November 29, 2008 | Comments Off

The emotional undertow of aging, I think, is a feeling of loss—Loss of youth, loss of dreams, loss of possibility. This quality is what used to be referred to as mid-life crisis. Other phrases have come into vogue now—such as the cheery “60 is the new 40”—but the undertow of such homilies is still loss. [...]

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They Are Beautiful and Also They Are Dying

Posted in Aging and Buddhism, tagged , , , on November 15, 2008 | Comments Off

In connection with my new blog theme, “Aging as a Spiritual Practice,” I have been thinking more about this Buddhist term anicca, which is usually translated as “impermanence.” Many of the English terms that we are accustomed to using regarding these basic Buddhist teachings were first coined by 19th century scholars and translators of the [...]

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