Transit Notes

A journal of discoveries made while "wavering between the profit and the loss, in this brief transit where the dreams cross." T.S. Eliot, Ash Wednesday

Friday, April 5, 2013

RAINING QUINCES

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Several years ago, while searching the internet for information on long-distance walking, I discovered The Solitary Walker , a wonde...

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Monday, March 25, 2013

THE SILENCE OF SNOW

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The zen master and I opened the front door this morning and discovered that our little corner of world was under a pleasing blanket ...

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Sunday, March 24, 2013

THE CRITIC VERSUS THE MAN IN THE ARENA

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It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them...

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Monday, March 11, 2013

ON NOT PACKAGING THE SKY

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Bamboo Grove, Hasedera Buddhist Temple, Kamakura, Japan Photo by Urashimataro Imagine a world in which you are liberated from all of ...

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Sunday, February 24, 2013

THE BEGINNING, THE MIDDLE, AND THE END

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Looking at my last post, Things That Slip Away in Time , I can see that I'm rather preoccupied these days with the subject of ...

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Thursday, February 14, 2013

THINGS THAT SLIP AWAY IN TIME

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It's been said that the two keys to happiness are a good appetite and a bad memory. I have never failed to meet the first requir...

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Monday, February 11, 2013

THE CLEAR AND PRESENT EYE

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We understand the specific attraction of Zen Buddhism when we realize the extent to which the contemporary West is animated by "pr...

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George: I'm a retired guy who lives in upstate South Carolina with my wife, my beloved yellow lab, and a variety of beautiful wildlife. My interests include travel, nature, photography, hiking, reading, writing, and walking.

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