A Time for Windhorse

In the warrior tradition, the mind is considered to be in the head, the heart and throughout the body. However, mind and body are ultimately a single entity. This is the feeling of unity, or centredness, that leads to Windhorse.

Sakyong Mipham. The Lost Art of Good Conversation.

When I look at the news, I do not see much evidence of good conversation. Instead, I see lots of assertions crammed into short, catchy, often three word epithets or phrases right out of the school of revolutionary zeal, crafted by some dark marketers somewhere.

Truth as a pill to be obediently swallowed. "Hands, Face, Space;" "Freedom Day."

One of the essential qualities required for good conversation is a willingness to be disturbed, question our worldview, and be prepared to consider things differently. 

It is difficult not to sympathise with those in the travel industry right now as they face continued uncertainty around who can go where and under what conditions, whilst at the same time wonder what part of what…