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Scooting Around With Cancer

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Ben

In reading A Tale for Time Being by Ruth Ozeki, I was moved by the narrators desires to share stories about her great grandmother, a Buddhist nun who is more than one hundred years old.  While my mother is neither Buddhist or … Continue reading →

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I should have read this a while ago – The Alchemist

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Ben

There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure – The Alchemist In preparation for my upcoming stay at the Shōganji Zen Retreat in Japan I asked them if there is anything I … Continue reading →

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