Apr 17, 2024
London becomes quieter in the rain. The gentle trickles or hammering downpours swallow the sounds of traffic or tourists as the drains begin overflowing.…
Apr 8, 2024
If I had a dollar for every time I had thought of or written that phrase down in one of my diaries since I…
Mar 23, 2024
Grigori Rasputin, often referred to as “The Mad Monk,” was a mysterious and controversial figure whose influence played a significant role in the downfall…
Mar 22, 2024
This is the first academic year when I’m no longer using a paper diary. My scheduling has moved into the cloud. Always in my…
Mar 19, 2024
This is a story when the greatest warrior in history was humbled by an unclad Indian ascetic. The story of the undefeated warrior, the…
Feb 6, 2024
Fast forward ten years ago, and picture me as a graphic designer and art director in a noisy communication agency back in 2013 in…
Jan 6, 2024
Tenzen was my friend. He was a Zen Master monk. He is no longer among the living. We had several conversations. This was one…
Jan 6, 2024
These ten rules describe how an enlightened person would live. I fail at all ten. But these are not rules you follow — they…
Jan 6, 2024
In my early days of study in the 1970s, when I was in my early 20s, I was a monk. Back then I was…
Dec 30, 2023
When I took out a smartphone at a baseball game in 2002, I was the only one in the whole stadium. I looked weird…
Dec 30, 2023
It is often said that Japanese people are born Shinto and die Buddhists. As a matter of fact, most Japanese people are not observant…
Dec 22, 2023
Leaving the urban embrace of Sydney, I venture north, towards the lush, untamed heart of Queensland. My destination is the Daintree Rainforest, a primordial…
