The Self Destructing Story

In this evening’s talk, Daniel Thorson, a CML resident, discusses the theme of stories. Daniel begins by saying that he spent much of his life seeking stories that would give him ultimate meaning and explanation (social theories, philosophies, etc.) but that he soon...

Forgetting the Whooping Crane

In this talk, Soryu discusses St John of the Cross, St Teresa of Avila, and the thorny debate in environmentalist circles surrounding the endangered whooping crane. We also explore the following oft-quoted Zen idea: “to study the way is to study the self; to study the...