Blog Posts for Gary G Gach

U N Indigenous Peoples Day

Gary G Gach — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:50:24 -0700

IN full regalia, Gus introduces his fancy dancing as "the oldest dances done on this continent ... oldies but goodies! Yeehaw!!!" 50+ years, w/ 3 or 4 broken toe bones, he's doing alright. Never mind that he & 7 or 8 Aztec dancers from Mexico in full costume & all the rest of us were not even permitted in for 2 hours. Someone had booked the Veterans' building long in ...

CUTTINGS

Gary G Gach — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:53:37 -0700

By the clean, clear stroke of a blade, a group of flowers in a bowl on a table in a room evokes a garden, the whole of nature, the continuity of life — — ¿more so than when growing wild in profusion? Other cuttings: the splicing of 2 perhaps unrelated images in cinema (or tv) wherein a 3rd image appears in the mind of the viewer, and more vividly; (a power with roots (as Jim ...

ROOTS OF BLOG

Gary G Gach — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:21:20 -0700

The future affects the past, which affects the present. The current McSweeneys (31) < http://tr.im/x53h > includes a form / format w/ resonance to blogging. BIJI * — — n o t e b o o k musingsanecdotesquotationsbelieve-it-or-not fictionsocial anthropologylegendslocal wisdomeveryday lifetravel narrativeromancecourt intriguesobjectsfood * Chinese: ziao-shuo, ...

july 4

Gary G Gach — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:20:42 -0700

i'm contemplatingmy american karma f r e e d o m & interdependence * * * deborah p kolodji writes:a crackle of fireworks the echo of dogs

World, World

Gary G Gach — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:48:28 -0700

THE WORLD IS AS WIDE AS THE HEART IS WIDE The other day, Rev. James R Willems gave me a book to read, Metaphysical Horror by brilliant Polish philiosopher, historian, theologian, political scientist, and literary critic Leszek Kolakowski. His is a rare voice speaking to the sheer possibility of our spiritual yearnings and religious beliefs in a world clearly stuck a philosophical ...

2 of my books for free, or as inksmeared deadtree :: take your pick

Gary G Gach — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 08:42:10 -0700

i walked into a bookstore & signed three copies of my new book last week in so doing i'd like to now offer 2 books to all in the red room who wish to partake for free, (please don't refuse), thanks to interesting, unforseen turns of events. here's the story ——————————— this week's release from penguin is a completely updated, thoroughly revised third edition of my ...

pre-pulp & pre-pub

Gary G Gach — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:03:24 -0700

The 2nd edition of my Complete Idiot's Guide Understanding Buddhism will be pulped starting next week, which is also when the 3rd edition becomes public. No seam in chaos. Continual metamorphosis.

back from l.a.

Gary G Gach — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 08:47:27 -0700

I N C U N A B U L A i don't wish to alarm you. this is just a report of last weekend. my talk on buddhism & poetry for cherry blossom festival (an ohigan howha) at venice hongwanji buddhist temple went well as did the haiku workshop the next day. (they'll print some of the haiku in their next newsletter.) i also attended the ohigan service on sunday, led by a great speaker i'd ...

Riches of a Different Market

Gary G Gach — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:53:39 -0800

Tricycle has published a short feature I wrote during the financial meltdown: I've posted a link to it at my Articles corner; next time you're in the neighborhood, stop by. Tell me what you think.

Mindfulness and Media

Gary G Gach — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 14:03:21 -0800

am i losing you now that i've begun a blog elsewhere? i've just uploaded my 2nd post there