It has come time for me to admit I’m not up to the trip to India. My back has been paining me for three months and I don’t know what I’d do if I suffered a herniation in Bodhgaya. I’ve set up an appointment with my primary physician and expect a series of referrals which will eat up some significant part of the conclusion of my sabbatical. Although I hope to indulge a couple of smaller adventures before it all ends.
India wasn’t the first or even the second thing I’d thought of doing while on sabbatical. Still, it was shaping up to be one of the grand adventures of my life. While doors are not completely closed, it is hard to see how I’ll now ever go there.
My major personal goal now is addressing my weight which has to be a major contributing factor to my back problems. All very humiliating, and who knows, allows other doors to open…
Things continue at a full rush here.
Today is one of my last classes at Meadville. We’ll be discussing “engaged Buddhism” and how this emergent school might inform Unitarian Universalist concerns for social justice. Robert Althouse, a Zen priest and social justice activist will visit for some part of the class, make his own presentation, and hopefully stir up the conversation.
The sands are shifting and it makes for an interesting dance…
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