To begin the new church year, next Sunday we crack open Eckhart Tolle's book "Practicing the Power of Now" and discover—through the aid of poet, a rabbi, a monk, and a bonging clock—what shimmering wisdoms light up our hearts, calm our minds, and call us deeper into the present moment.

Joseph Bednarik is a frequent speaker at KUUF and retired co-publisher of Copper Canyon Press. He lives in Port Townsend.