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Zazen in Reykjavik

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Zazen in ReykjavikPhoto: Daishin Stephenson

Zazen in Reykjavik

Photo: Daishin Stephenson

Doesn't Jonathan Franzen have friends?

As a non-scientist, I do my own kind of modelling"

Reading about Franzen's latest nonsense, I wonder if he has any friends. Most of us, if we carried on as he regularly does, would be told by our friends that we were about to embarrass ourselves.

Poem in Uncertainty Club

The new issue of Uncertainty Club, the magazine of The Pacific Zen Institute, has a poem by me.

This issue also has great stuff by John Tarrant, Rachel Boughton, Joan Sutherland, Mario Da Cunha and others.

Poem in Uncertainty Club

Mario Da Cunha: “Red Thread” – 2017-2019 The new issue of Uncertainty Club, the magazine of The Pacific Zen Institute, has a poem by me.

This issue also has great stuff by John Tarrant, Rachel Boughton, Joan Sutherland, Mario Da Cunha and others.

Where to find Zen for Real Life

As well as being on this site, the Zen for Real Life podcast is now available on the main platforms:

iTunes

Soundcloud

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Podcast: Zen for Real Life

Here's the first episode of my new podcast, Zen for Real Life. In this one, I talk about the source of suffering, freedom from suffering, and the danger of turning Zen practice into one more attachment.

Don't call him Boris

Last year, I remarked to a friend that he has what I consider a sexist habit of referring to female politicians by their first names, but uses last names for their male counterparts. He refers to the Scottish First Minister as "Nicola," but never referred to her predecessor as "Alex." I told him I thought this showed he took women less seriously than men, seeing them as closer to children than adults.

He replied he always referred to Boris Johnson by his first name, but admitted he didn'...