The first 15 minutes of this episode is a reflection of my spiritual journey while sitting along the East River. The audio is poor, but it's the myth of my beginning of meditation and seeking something greater than myself.

You can skip it if you'd like and go to 14:40, where I discuss Rumi, longing to return to the mystery of life I felt as a child, and reciting some of my favorite lines of poetry from Rumi.