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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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...