The New… and the Old
“The new religion destroyed almost all trace of the old.”—Catherine Hills, The Anglo-Saxon Settlement of England, from The History and …
Tag Archives: education
words… or Words?
“The Zen master has no deliberate scheme on his part to make his statements of satori uncouth or logically unpalatable; …
It Goes Without Saying….
“It goes without saying that Zen is neither psychology nor philosophy, but that it is an experience charged with deep …
Sorry, Had to Post Again… If Only For the Scenery
Have been reviewing posts of late with the idea of somehow mashing them into a digital book. Things do go …
A Fragment of Biology
“History is a fragment of biology—the human moment in the pageantry of species.”—Will Durant, The Age of Louis XIV A …
Ambition?
Chatted with an old friend last night. He finished university, became an engineer, married, moved to Florida and raised two …
A Sacred Grove…. (Past and Present)
No, I’m not talking about my own personal sacred grove here at the Cafe, though for me that’s precisely what …
Reflections From Outside the Circle…
“They are stuck with their metaphor and don’t realize it’s reference. They haven’t allowed the circle that surrounds them to …
A Great Leap Forward…. Possibly
“The last time I saw him I asked him if he still believed—as he had once written—‘that we are at …
A Confession
“In his characteristic Quixotic way he had predicted a sale of thirty million copies of his Don Quixote; the world …
