Tetsugen

If books and writings cannot supersede indirect or intuitive understanding, at least at the apex of reason and intellect, then what are the sources of this unde...

Books & writings

Books and writings can be a hindrance or an aid. In today’s world where nearly everyone is alienated from nature and natural experiences and where culture...

Simplicity

Simplicity is not the opposite of complexity, subtlety, or depth. Simplicity refers to a relationship with the external world. Simplicity is a detachment or dis...

Sugawara no Michizane

Over the course of many centuries, how many public souls have glimpsed the virtues of solitude and simplicity and sought to recluse themselves — and faile...

Abraham (Faith III)

Kierkegaard is the modern architect of the riddle of faith. Deriding the pulpiteers and professors for their portraits of easy assent, Kierkegaard shows that fa...

Divination

“Divination” derives from the notion of making, becoming, or infusing with the divine, with the spirit or power of God or the gods. But the term shr...