A Self-Taught Man….
‘I am a “self-taught” man. I confess it without shame and without pride.’—Elie Faure, Intro to the new edition of …
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A Distinctly Western Buddha….
James Joyce/Stephen Dedalus, circa 1904 Thanks goodness for the internet, WordPress, and now YouTube. They afford me—and everyone with …
This Will Blow Your Mind!
“Wow. You hear that? That’s the sound of minds being blown.” That’s a quote from my latest video uploaded to …
Life (Beyond the Words) is ALL There Is….
“He is, of course, attempting the impossible—to describe in words (which always lie) that which is beyond words.”—Timothy Leary, forward …
(Don’t) Hold That Thought!
But then, it’s precisely that which differentiates us from every other life form on planet Earth. And pretty much only …
James Joyce’s Ulysses: 3 Glaring Misconceptions
“How can you own water really? It’s always flowing in a stream, never the same, which in the stream of …
Corroborative Quotes….And the Updated Four Noble Truths
Let the quotes speak for themselves. Last post I had the temerity to offer an updated for the modern era …
The Omphalos Cafe’s Four Noble Truths…
Go big or go home, as the saying goes. And what these days is so big in the spiritual domain …
Shhhh! … Listen!
Shhhh! Listen. Who are you, who am I? We grow confused, or are born that way. Not precisely, but for …
Joyce, ‘Bloomsday,’ and Turnips…
It’s been awhile, again. A pause for the cause you might say. I’ve been poring back over Joyce’s Dubliners and …
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