Self-effacement
Often one comes across lines of poetry and thought that express self-effacement. Self-effacement is simply the process of making oneself less conspicuous to the...
Often one comes across lines of poetry and thought that express self-effacement. Self-effacement is simply the process of making oneself less conspicuous to the...
The Zen master Soyan Shaku (mentioned a few entries ago), recommended ten practices applicable to everyone. Upon awakening, quit your bed at once, like discardi...
The conflict between religion and science does not arise when each pursues its own field of interest. But it is not a mere academic divergence, as with, say, or...
The universality of religion is not in the various theologies but in the archetypes. To cling to a theology and not go beyond the human dogmas and representatio...
The modern saying, “Be in the moment,” is true and wise, but very difficult. How easy to be “in the moment” watching a butterfly’s...
Soyen Shaku (1859-1919) was an influencial Zen teacher who ended his career supporting Japanese imperialism as an extention of his unfortunate nationalist belie...
Father/Doctor Louis Fair sufffered a fatal heart attack on Wednesday, Oct. 26th. He was a member of the Hermit’s Slate forum and was an early corresponden...