By Trent Thomson. A review of Emi H. Takahashi’s poetic book, Seasonal Japan: 72 Micro-seasons and Their Hidden Meanings.
Tag: Practice
James Crews – Winter Morning
The art of gratitude is the art of paying attention, and when we incline our minds toward gratitude, gratitude blossoms.
(The Japanese Art of Naikan, and) Thanking Our Mitochondria
Gregg Krech directs gratitude to some of the most essential and overlooked entities in our lives - thank you, tiny, hard-working mitochondria!
A New Way to Live: The Living Tradition of Experience
What is the source of inner peace and deep contentment that is hidden like a treasure but imminent and accessible to all?
dewdrops: Weekly Haiku
Our weekly haiku offering explores the spiritual relationship between Zen and art and is open to all haiku poets.
Lewis Hyde on Dogen and Self-Forgetting
Lewis Hyde weighs up the use of memory and asks, when is forgetting the best strategy?
“Penetrate Life” – Taisen Deshimaru on Living in the Here and Now
The grandson of a retired samurai, Deshimaru took a lot of wisdom from the principles of martial arts.
Orhan Pamuk on Writing By Hand
Orhan Pamuk's hand-writing habit hasn't budged, despite the conventions of our time.
Billy Collins – Shoveling Snow With Buddha
Collins' outlandish and endearing image of the Buddha's wholehearted snow shoveling, with thoughts of hot chocolate and an imminent game of cards.
In the Name of the Stranger – Pádraig Ó Tuama on the Language of The Troubles
Poet and theologian Pádraig Ó Tuama reflects on the use of the word 'trouble' in Irish language, and its relationship to grief and mourning.