Tag Archives: Zen Buddhism

on the ropes

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Dave

Rope-a-dope to them. The face in the ropes is that of Bodhidharma, or sometimes referred to as Daruma, the Buddhist mystic who founded the sect of Zen in China in the fifth century. While Zen was later adopted in Japan, … Continue reading →

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some things you just can’t improvise

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Dave

In Alan Arkin’s role as Singer in Carson McCullers’s screen adaptation of The Heart is Lonely Hunter, he plaus a deaf-mute whose silence was an articulation and metaphor for all the lonely life impaired citizens in a southern town whether … Continue reading →

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OIL SPILLS & RELIGIOUS THRILLS

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Dave

The Christian dogma of creation, which is found in the first clause of all the creeds, has another meaning for our comprehension of today’s ecologic crisis. By revelation, God had given man the Bible, the Book of Scripture. But since … Continue reading →