In 1968 the Vietnamese Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, then a young Buddhist monk, visited the United States. Meeting with church groups, students, and others, he sought to promote peace and reconciliation. Throughout his tour, the gentle monk was well-received, but when he spoke one evening at a wealthy church in St. Louis, he found [...]
Archive for June, 2011
86. An appropriate response
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ahimsa, appropriate response, elizabeth bishop, ichigo ichie, norman fischer, phillip moffitt, thich nhat hanh on 30 June 2011 | 3 Comments »
85. Contenders
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ichigo ichie, marlon brando, mindfulness, on the waterfront, shunryu suzuki on 16 June 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“I coulda been a contender,” laments the boxer Terry Malloy (Marlon Brando) in On the Waterfront (1954). “I coulda been somebody instead of a bum . . .” If those lines are among the most famous in American film, it is perhaps because they express a familiar human desire. Which of us would not wish [...]
84. Just say “Oops!”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged grant wilke, high-school wrestling, ichigo ichie, interjections, reveal ourselves to ourselves, T P Kasulis on 2 June 2011 | 3 Comments »
“Whoops!” wrote a friend the other day, having just sent me an e-mail message intended for someone else. Studying that word on my screen, I was reminded of an experience that occurred some fifty years ago. At the time, I was splayed face-down on a sweat-scented wrestling mat. Straddling me was Grant Wilke, a tough [...]
