Jan 15, 2011 | Eastern Philosophy
“Of Heaven and Hell” | A Zen Parable from Bambu Batu A samurai warrior makes his way home after a long and arduous campaign against the barbarian tribes of the hinterlands. His robes are stained with the blood of enemies and allies alike, and...
Jul 26, 2010 | Bambu Batu, Eastern Philosophy
It is a fundamental tenet of Far Eastern philosophy that the mind is the forerunner of all things. The idea echoes in the words of the Buddha, above. Shakespeare, too, in all his Elizabethan wisdom, was well-versed in this universal truth. “It is neither good nor bad,...