Category Archives: Buddhism

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

… yet, in vain, we continue to issue words. [I have let my weblog “Being Old” lapse. No longer will anyone be able to access the articles I have placed there. I will repost some of them here to preserve … Continue reading

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The Poetry of Buddhism

On November 2 of last year, I wrote about my interest in reading the Records of the Transmission of the Lamp. It has to do with the “transmission” of the essential teachings (Dharma) of Buddhism from one teacher (“patriarch”) to the next … Continue reading

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