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Barry Magid Just write. About the feeling of your own stuckness for a start. Being blocked, being stuck, is an experience we all know but rarely see put into word…moreJust write. About the feeling of your own stuckness for a start. Being blocked, being stuck, is an experience we all know but rarely see put into words. (unless your a fan of Beckett..) But just putting in the time at your desk, whether you write anything or nothing is the the writer's life...(less)
Barry Magid As a zen teacher, I give weekly talks to my students. I've gotten used to fashioning whatever I happen to be reading or thinking about into short serm…moreAs a zen teacher, I give weekly talks to my students. I've gotten used to fashioning whatever I happen to be reading or thinking about into short sermons, even if they sometimes are rather idiosyncratic. So my students get to hear about Isaiah Berlin and Hubert Dreyfus as well as Dogen and Rinzai. All those talks sometimes add of to a book, with themes emerging I didn't know I was exploring... (less)
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“All our efforts won’t make water any wetter.”
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