My legs felt strong after sitting all afternoon as I walked up the hill past the white lady, past the bald man, inhaling the smell of incense giving way to bull shit, then the bull, long black hairs on its penis and shit caked to its hind, I thought of what the 68-year old woman… Continue reading Daniel Adler Gets a Better Sense of Reality
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The Mongoose Dharma
I have an Indian gray mongoose nest in my backyard. The mongoose tramps along the grassy path short legs whirring. He has a mate. He follows her up and down the boulderous terraces, mounting her, and tries to stay on top. He doesn’t look successful. He falls off her and sits in the grass. Like… Continue reading The Mongoose Dharma
Why the Dalai Lama is Like Stalin
Dharamshala, in Northern India, is a lot like Bushwick. During the day, see people working on crafts, wood carving or knitting; water coloring; playing guitar; smoking hash; drawing in coloring books. Almost everyone smokes cigarettes. There are communities of Israelis, Russians, Australians, Japanese, Americans, Tibetans, Indians. Some are traveling like me, but only in India,… Continue reading Why the Dalai Lama is Like Stalin
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