Monthly Archives: September 2012

the zen of planting manzanitas

Posted on September 15, 2012 by paridevita

Not really the zen of anything, but possibly a catchy title. Zen is short for zenna, which comes from the Chinese ch’an-na (and ultimately from the Sanskrit dhyana…in Pali, jhana) and means, roughly, “a meditative state of absorption in the non-duality … Continue reading →

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the last week of summer

Posted on September 14, 2012 by paridevita

When my wife died, quite a few people told me I should move out of my house. Move out of a paid-for house and get another mortgage, with no job? Totally insane. And I’d probably have to take the shed … Continue reading →

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