Category Archives: Poetry

Haiku as the Present Moment

Posted on November 6, 2021 by Ron Pavellas

The Buddhist Patriarch Bodhidharma traveled from India to China to establish Buddhism there. Over the centuries, Buddhism spread from China, including to Japan where Zen ultimately developed as a spartan version. Some scholars say that haiku is a further refinement … Continue reading →

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Haiku as an Approximation of Reality

Posted on March 6, 2021 by Ron Pavellas

I opened a book I hadn’t read in years, “The Tao of Physics” by Fritjof Capra. After I read the initial pages I was moved to write this: I see the same words I read years ago I understand more … Continue reading →

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