Aphorisms: You Already Know

“In the deep end, every stroke counts.”

“Best not flirt with disaster, lest it decide to commit.”

“Take two opposites, connect the dots, and you have a straight line.”

These are a few of the pithy wisdoms included in Where Epics Fail, an upcoming book of aphorisms from Egyptian-American poet Yahia Lababidi, who also said, […]

Love and Affection

Untitled by Ryōkan

It is not that I avoid mixing with the world; but I do better playing alone.

This poem was excerpted from Sky Above, Great Wind: The Life and Poetry of Zen Master Ryōkan (page 2). It was translated by Kazuaki Tanahashi.

What I found most fascinating about Ryōkan (1758-1831) is not […]