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Category Archives: Zen

End Of The Rationalistic Road….

January 6, 2021

  “The satori plane can never be reached by the rationalistic plane, however ingeniously it may be handled.”— D.T. Suzuki, …

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A Zen Moment….

December 14, 2020

  Sunrise in the Pass    Cloud capped Turtle Mountain out my window    Think I’ll leave the books on …

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Shelter From The Storm….

November 19, 2020

 Shelter is not easy to find these days because the wind blows awful hard.    As I write these words …

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A New Earth and Heaven…..

October 10, 2020

Reply to an email received the other day: A very very quiet morning to you,  The sound of an old …

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Every Challenge is an Opportunity!

March 27, 2020

What better way to spend a few moment’s time on a rainy day out in Vancouver than writing a few …

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Playing With Words….

December 27, 2019

It’s not easy resuming this writing thing after a hiatus of what, six months? However, quiet, even silence, can be …

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Dancing….

October 5, 2019

Come dance with me for a spell. Not the sort of dancing people do to the music of today. No, …

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Beyond Reasonable Doubt?….

February 10, 2019

The billboard on the side of the interstate reads: ‘Beyond Reasonable Doubt, Jesus Lives!’ And there’s a phone number below …

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Dispatch From My Mobile Mountain Hermit’s Hut…..

May 27, 2018

  Thanks for the comment, Stasia, it’s much appreciated.      Binge watched all JJ videos? Ouch. But then you’re …

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More Zen Than Zen….

September 25, 2017

The destination… …and the Journey.   It’s not the destination, it’s the journey. Which of course everyone knows, or at the …

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