Zazen on Ching-t’ing Mountain by Li Po
1. Was in an editorial meeting, and they were talking about tenses. Someone said, same as the timeframe of disappointment, and just like that I was paying attention. But not here—all of a sudden I was rifling through the rolodex in
“Nothing in the cry…” by Matsuo Bashō
Over coffee the other night, I sighed and mentioned that I miss having my life guided by zen. J was quite surprised to hear that. I guess I knew you after your zen period, she said. Which made me a
What the Water Knows by Sam Hamill
I keep having these dreams where I am asleep underwater. I've never known such peace. It calls to me so much, to make it happen. It scares me a little. What the Water Knows Sam Hamill What the mouth sings, the soul