What do you yearn for, and where does it direct you? As we savor the last sweet days of summer, and many prepare for school, I have been thinking about this.  And about the nature of the scholar and inner learning. What is it we really want?  What are we studying and learning and trying to achieve in this life? We live in both our inner and our outer experiences, and the emphasis on one or the other ebbs and flows, and perhaps the balance shifts over time.  But the outer distractions have a way of taking over.  It is important to find ways and means of attending to our inner growth … [Read more...]