Getting Lost (and finding selves) in Libraries and Labyrinths
When I was about six or seven I got lost in the Baillieu library at the University of Melbourne. I wasn’t lost for that long but I can distinctly recall going up and down the large central spiral staircase looking for my mum who was studying on one of the levels. It was my first experience … Read more
The Beauty of Chance
Chance is a lovely thing. There’s nothing quite like truly random exploring. As a student, I used to regularly find all kinds of gems not by just looking in the places where the books I wanted were meant to be, but by roaming, pouring through the overflow shelves, and the trolleys of books waiting to … Read more
Taming the Wild Bulls of the Mind
Taming the Ox isn’t necessarily a linear event. Certainly that hasn’t been my experience. But by employing both mental and physical strategies, just as the ox-herd uses rope to harness the wild ox, and by cultivating our awareness of our own mind we can start to return to health and experience joy in living again.
Lasting Success is a Way and not merely an Event
I’ve got a small mountain of books that I want to read, some that I’ve started many not. They’re a diverse lot, ranging from academic texts on Roman history, a number of travel books (I love good travel writing), a couple on politics, strategy and diplomacy, and a Le Carre that I picked up on … Read more
