Some people who don’t play contact sports wonder why we athletes keep going — especially in American football and rugby which are the two sports I have played the most — despite crippling injuries and a lot of physical pain. Even with all of the amazing memories and lifelong friends that are unique to these…

The Buddha did not remain under the bodhi tree, and neither does Mother Teresa neglect her prayers. Prajna and upaya, wisdom and compassion — these are the “head and tail” of religious practice. Stagnation or burnout are the negative results of neglecting one end or the other.— Robert Aitken in Not Turning Away by Susan…