Tao and words
The purpose of words is to convey ideas. When the ideas are grasped, the words are forgotten.
Where can I find a man who has forgotten words? He is the one I would like to talk to.
Thomas Merton
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Looking north along Chesterman Beach, Vancouver Island, Tofino, BC. See Storm watching.-
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Travel and wisdom
It is experience that is the ultimate teacher. That is why wise people travel constantly and test themselves against the flux of circumstance.
Deng Ming-Dao
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Tag Archives: water
Storm watching
a restful bench on the wild pacific trail Originally uploaded by Vida Morkunas rough seas on monday morning Originally uploaded by Vida Morkunas It all began, simply enough, with this photo. In January 2006, I had newly joined flickr and … Continue reading
Basho’s frog
In A Zen Wave, Robert Aitken calls it “probably the most famous poem in Japan.” The old pond; a frog jumps in – the sound of the water. It must surely be the most-translated of Basho’s haiku, or anyone else’s … Continue reading