Life
Notes from Thom’s life of teaching, reading, and travel.
Every Act Is a Rite
Do the act of this moment well, as a rite, and you will not regret a single moment that passes in your life.
Washing the Dishes
We wash the dishes in order to wash the dishes, and so while we are washing them we do not lose a single moment of livin...
What Did You Say and Do the Last Time the Two of You Met?
I will never say something that could wound, when it might be the last thing I ever get to say to that person.
Can Children and Old People Learn to Read the Same Way?
The answer is YES — if we read aloud to them.
Every Grandparent and Parent Loves a Child Who Can Give Their Whole Attention
How can children learn “mindfulness” and “impermanence” while they are still small?
Coffee Grown Under the Forest Canopy
When we come to know a little better, our reasons for buying — and even for producing — may get a little better too.
Little Things, and One Small Exchange
A good seed will sprout, and will carry on.
The Butterfly Effect
It may take a century before you learn that a small decision of yours saved a whole country.
The $1 Paper Microscope, Foldscope
The first time I heard the phrase Frugal Science, I was genuinely moved and genuinely surprised.