Tag Archives: Matsuo Bashō

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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Shibumi

Posted on June 24, 2009 by Ron Pavellas

…(A)n ineffable quality…great refinement underlying commonplace appearances. Thus, on page 74 of my paperback copy of the book Shibumi, does the author, Trevanian (1931-2003), through the character General Kishikawa Takashi, begin to describe to young Nicholai Alexandrovitch Hel the nature … Continue reading →

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