The Solitary Walker

All the world's a stage, / And all the men and women merely players. / They have their exits and their entrances, / And one man in his t...

Ryokan (1758-1831) is a Japanese poet of whom I'm very fond. A Buddhist monk, he trained 12 years with a Zen master. When his master di...

In its outward manifestation, meditation appears to involve either stopping, by parking the body in a stillness that suspends activity, or g...