Category Archives: Whitman

A good day in “church”

My father considered a walk among the mountains as the equivalent of church-going. ~ Aldous Huxley This morning I left the house with my rakusu, but also with my backpack, my iPad, hiking boots and socks, a copy of Emerson’s Nature and … Continue reading

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American Zen?

I suppose I should clarify what it is I’m trying to do here. I’m all too aware of how “Zen” gets applied to almost anything as marketing shorthand for “simple” or “uncluttered” or “exotic.” By “American Zen” I don’t mean … Continue reading

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