Category Archives: Books & Literature

Words cannot recreate ‘just-as-it-is-right-now’…

Posted on July 6, 2020 by

… yet, in vain, we continue to issue words. I am rereading Nine-Headed Dragon River: Zen Journals, by Peter Matthiessen. One chapter is an account of his journey to the land of Dolpo on the Tibetan plateau. He later expanded … Continue reading →

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Darkness and Light: Exploring the Limits of the Human Soul, in Two Books

Posted on September 7, 2019 by

The books are: “Heart of Darkness,” by Joseph Conrad; and, “Death Comes for the Archbishop,” by Willa Cather. Among other parallel attributes, the two novels show us the geopolitical forces of the times and places of their narration.  “Heart…” is … Continue reading →

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