Simplicity Amidst The Complexity
“What Zen attempts is no other than the most radical revolution of our world view.”— D.T. Suzuki, Living By Zen …
Tag Archives: literature
“Literature Is Finished”… and The Middle Way
“The way of ‘self-expression’, individual acknowledgements, results in egotists, sure of the right to their private interpretations of God and …
Why?
“God!” she exclaimed, “why are men such homicidal mass killing maniacs?” “Why?” the man echoed. “Yes, why…?” she repeated, nearly …
Cup Of Joe, Anyone?
“The message of an effective living myth is delivered to the sphere of bliss of the deep unconscious, where it …
The Fork In The Road
“What distinguishes the men I have in mind is that they did not impose their authority on man; on the …
The Labyrinth Of Learning
“Few ever get to the heart of the labyrinth. Most of us crawl about the entrance, or else venture timidly …
A Western (Zen) Oneness
At the heart of the Omphalos Cafe is a Western approach to a oneness which, for want of a better …
Sunday Satori
“Satori is the continuum becoming conscious of it. When it perceives itself as it is in itself there is a …
Bloomsday Is An Intellectual Game… Dedalusday A Spiritual Journey
“Bloomsday is an intellectual game… Dedalusday is a spiritual journey.”—Xenon “When Zen gives utterance to itself, it goes against the …
It’s Bloomsday…For The Masses, Dedalusday For The Few
“Will you be as gods? Gaze in your omphalos.”—Stephen Dedalus, A.K.A. James Joyce, Ulysses “It’s Bloomsday…for the masses; Dedalusday for …
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