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Dec 1, 20243 min read
Moon and Sun Haiku: 3/5/3 syllable format
By: John McQuade Generally the Moon and Sun Haiku format follows the way of classical contemplative haiku established by Master...
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Nov 1, 20243 min read
Haiku and Deep, Deep Ecology
John McQuade “ When human beings live in harmony with the principles of heaven and earth, then the four seasons and the elements will...
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Mar 9, 20233 min read
Contemplative Art and Liberation: How it works (#1)
By: John McQuade “ When the warrior-students experience an environment where the dralas are present , where reality is present, where the...
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Dec 11, 20223 min read
Basho as a Season Word
By: John McQuade Celebrating Basho Day. Classic Haiku includes a Season Word. The Season Word situates and infuses the haiku happening...
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Jun 18, 20223 min read
Robert Aitken Roshi: Contemplative
By: John McQuade 06/18/2022 (Part One) Robert Aitken Roshi was one of the major figures to establish Zen Buddhism in the “West.” Among...
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May 17, 20223 min read
Haiku Moon
In some contemplative schools of haiku, it is a tradition to write a haiku on the occasion of the Full Moon. I am not sure why this is...
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Apr 18, 20222 min read
Haiku and Contemplative Haiku
By: John McQuade Haiku is a popular, internationally wide spread and flexible poetic form and expression. As the title of Natalie...
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Mar 17, 20223 min read
War & Haiku
By: John McQuade Brutal War World - still each day the sun rises season to season Is that enough? In the face worldwide situations of...
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Feb 18, 20222 min read
Teaching from the haiku Master Basho
By: John McQuade Feb 17, 2020 “Go to the pine tree if you want to learn from the pine tree or to the bamboo if you want to learn from the...
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May 24, 20214 min read
Covid–19 and the Color Red: On Contemplative Mind
By: John McQuade During this period of the covid-19 event , with its emphasis on social isolation, I have engaged more than usual the...
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