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The Day After

September 28, 2009 10 comments

I recently found, quite by accident, a few words I wrote on December 2nd, 2006, one day after the event of liberation, if that is the right way to say it. I have no memory of writing any of this. It is fairly disjointed, and it seems to have been written all at once, around [...]

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Michael Caine on Awakening

July 28, 2009 7 comments

I’ve loved Michael Caine ever since I saw him in the film Deathtrap when I was a kid. He is known not only as a wonderful actor, but also as a very compassiontate teacher, especially for the young artist. This quote, while about editing as it relates to filmmaking and acting, illistrates very clearly a [...]

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A Question for My Peers…

July 10, 2009 105 comments

This is a question for fellow writers of spiritual matters, but anyone is free to comment below.

I have noticed a trend – and it is nothing earth shattering – in this world of spiritual teaching:

A man or woman may come to a realization, perhaps only a realization on a superficial level, or perhaps something deeper, then…

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Zen and the Cockroach

May 30, 2009 10 comments

Takuin sat in a Zen temple in Kyoto, waiting for a Zen Monk and an interesting conversation. During his wait, he saw a little cockroach making its way across the floor. It was indecisive; move one way, go back, move one way, go back. He sat with this little creature for some time while waiting. [...]

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Traveling Japan

May 11, 2009 6 comments

Takuin is currently traveling throughout Japan and will be away for the next few weeks. I’ll be in Hiroshima and will visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in addition to several other locations. Then it is off to Kyoto for a few days. Mix in some Kabuki theater, a sumo match, and a trip to Toyama [...]

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