The past
A couple of years ago, when I started studying Zen philosophy, Raf was hired to illustrate a book. The book is a memoir called Leaving Parma. As he was brainstorming ideas for these illustrations he...
View ArticleNirvana and art
I haven’t taken blog-worthy photo all week and so I’m posting one I took at the end of March at Wildwood. I edited the photos I took that day while listening to music, something I don’t do. I found it...
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Demeter of the library (Photo credit: Arenamontanus) Last night a friend got out her Goddesses Knowledge Cards and we did an on-the-fly (not really knowing what we are doing) reading. We decided the...
View ArticleThe Realm of Hungry Ghosts
Buddhism’s Wheel of Life A friend from my local sangha requested that I write a blog post about something I mentioned at our meeting last week regarding the Realm of the Hungry Ghosts. I am new to...
View ArticleOn becoming a Buddhist (thinking outloud)
English: The enso, a symbol of Zen Buddhism (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The other day I finally made it into a popular bookstore in Portland, New Renaissance. It’s a really cool place, full of what some...
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