
Ginsberg and the Beats
Highlight from issue 35 American Zen: a personal appreciation by writer Acarasiddhi (Tony Press) who grew up in 1950s California.
art & poetry for spiritual evolution
Ginsberg and the Beats
Highlight from issue 35 American Zen: a personal appreciation by writer Acarasiddhi (Tony Press) who grew up in 1950s California.
Zen and Artificial Intelligence by PAUL ANDREW POWELL
Crucial topics of modernity from a Zen point of view, book review by Ratnagarbha
Fenland mist at Stow-cum-Quy
Ratnagarbha visits the intriguing part of Cambridgeshire known as the fenland edges on a cold, dank and misty January morning.
The passing of poet and educationalist Peter Abbs
Ratnagarbha remembers a writer of vision who was a friend of the magazine and sadly passed away at the age of 78 in December of 2020.
‘Where are all the dark paths now? The Pure Land itself is near’ – Zen Master Hakuin.
Issue 35 investigates the influence of Zen Buddhism on American letters and arts, from Pound to Cage via Abstract Expressionism. CLICK IMAGE for FREE sample.
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I don’t normally share newspaper items, but on the eve of the final chapter of Brexit I found this post about T. S. Eliot poignant…
Classical music on CD: Ratnagarbha reviews recent Monteverdi releases and discovers a wealth of interpretations
Just Published: from Ratnagarbha, an in depth essay of comparative mythology in the spirit of Joseph Campbell, comparing the foundational cosmic mythos of Buddhism, Platonism and Gnosticism. A fascinating look at how ancient stories about the origin of the cosmos have influenced different civilisations.
https://urthona.com/culture-science-society/three-cosmogenic-myths/
Modern literature; occasional straying into other paths.
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art & poetry for spiritual evolution
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