After “retiring”, why have I worked these past seventeen years? I experienced a powerful call to be a consultant, facilitator, and...

The following memes, containing quotes from my book on mindful activism, A Compassionate Civilization, were created by Caeri Bertrand,...

Enjoy listening to Caeri Bertrand narrate A Compassionate Civilization: The Urgency of Sustainable Development and Mindful Activism. With...

For many years, I have shared an annual report of caring for community and world, and for friends, family, and self. I do this as mindful...

As a student of the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh and UNDP's principal policy advisor of decentralized governance based in NYC , I wrote...

The piece below is excerpted from my speech to the Creative Peacemaking Symposium in 2014 at Oklahoma City University. It makes use of...

From a UN senior official in the Middle East: “In his book A Compassionate Civilization, Robertson Work does not mince words when it...

Below, please find selections of my Buddhist writings from 2004 to 2017. After being raised a Christian, attending theological seminary,...

I will continue my journey as a nonfiction author and ecosystem/justice activist, while caring for friends, family, and self In 2022, my...

In the beginning were the words. No, actually, experiences were first, then feelings, then awareness, then thoughts, then words. Words...

Activities as a Nonfiction Author In 2021, I wrote, edited, with layout and design assistance by Amnet (India), published, by my imprint...

Somewhere in the unimaginable vastness of the cosmos lives a beautiful spiral galaxy. Even with billions of galaxies, there is one that...

The Myth In the beginning was Primal Unity. The God of the day was Dionysus. Humanity was a child. There was of yet no time to speak of;...

My five books on a Tibetan rug. May they help catalyze a compassionate civilization, serve people and planet, celebrate Earthling love,...

This is an excerpt from my essay "Orchestrating Organizational Energy within a Whole System Transition of Self, Society, and Planet"...

I wrote this essay in 1967 at Chicago Theological Seminary. It is published in the book Society, Spirit & Self: Essays on the One Dance,...

Jennifer Read Hawthorne is the author of four bestsellers. Below is her generous review of my new book. "'Society, Spirit, Self: Essays...

“In the great Renaissance essay tradition started by writers such as Michel de Montaigne" - Nikhil Chandavarkar, Ph.D., author of...

“This is a most generous offering of a life poured out in tireless service, humble gratitude, and honest self-reflection. Anyone who has...

My fifth book was published yesterday! Hope you enjoy the read. Here is the book's Amazon URL: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578977001 The...