The Street….
The heat and humidity of the day was relenting and a light breeze was blowing a blessed freshness over …
Tag Archives: culture
Yesterday And Today….
My generation was lucky. We crossed the fraught years of adolescence before home video games took hold towards …
500….!
Yesterday WordPress notified me I had just published my 500th post here at the Omphalos Cafe. ‘Really?’ I …
A Golden Age….?
Hong Kong Here’s a strange topic for a blog purportedly devoted to Life, understanding, personal growth and the importance …
Zen East and West….
Zen’s story goes back centuries, but it is a simple one. Buddhism was birthed in India and it …
A Zen Moment….
Zen is unthinking oneness with the instant we are living now. And I suppose you could say there …
Hubris….
Hubris. A quick definition search brings up arrogance and an excess of pride or self-confidence. In Greek tragedy …
An Outlook Divide….
Jean-Marc and I exchanged a few friendly words in the Carré the other day. He was sitting on a …
The Ins And Outs Of Shaman-Types….
What a rich vein I opened up with yesterday’s quotes! Might as well work it a little more …
Relativity… And The Omphalos Cafe….
“And since in human traditional rites also a certain psychological readiness to respond to certain specific sign stimuli is …
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