As a student of Zen for decades, as well as Stoicism for a couple of years, I have been inundated...
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AUTHOR OF “NEEDS NO TRANSLATION“
Published Author. Freelance writer for several online and printed publications. Student of Zen. Avoider of invented realities. Interesting things interest me and I try to write about them all. Dharma name : Awai Kurai
A few months ago, a student asked, “Matthew, how do I stop hating myself?” I do my best to answer...
I want to pose a question, rhetorical as it may be, to anyone reading this. Have you ever had a...
My two-year-old son ate his crib. That is not a set-up for some Zen joke. He literally ate his crib....
My father was raised in the woods of Alabama. The woodsman’s way of thinking never left him as he progressed...
As the seasons have passed, I have observed many changes to the concepts of Buddhism and Zen as they have...






