Author Archives: Ron Pavellas

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About Ron Pavellas

reader, writer, a sometimes poet

Shōbōgenzō by Eihei Dōgen

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Ron Pavellas

Shōbōgenzō Eihei Dōgen (1200-1253) brought what is now called the Sōtō school of Zen Buddhism to Japan from China. He wrote the first important Buddhist works in Japanese, rather than in Chinese. He founded the Temple of Eiheiji. His masterwork, … Continue reading →

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The Holy Zygote

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Ron Pavellas

I have been appreciating Stockholm’s  new crop of seemingly highly fertile youngsters emerging from the cocoon of winter into this glorious summer. Nature has a plan for them, despite what each rational mind, shaped by culture and family, importunes. Males … Continue reading →

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