Author Archives: Ron Pavellas
What is it to be “Caucasian,” and…
…what and where is The Caucasus? When I was young I learned that the word “Caucasian” somehow applied to me and my family as types of humans who were “white,” or at least not “Negro” or “Oriental,” but that was … Continue reading
Shōbōgenzō by Eihei Dōgen
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
The Pavellas Perspective 