Monthly Archives: June 2010

On the Serious | 重大考え

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Eryk Salvaggio

I’ve read plenty of Buddhists who talk about the inability of the ‘typical Western mind’ to sit and be alone with itself in a quiet room. As a typical Western mind I’m enamored by distractions. I think about this when … Continue reading →

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Yellow Raincoat |鬱金色雨着

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Eryk Salvaggio

What small daily grievances have I assumed are universal that could be distinctly American? Continue reading →

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Hello, World. | 今日は

Posted on June 18, 2010 by Eryk Salvaggio

One day, you put on your old clothes – T-shirts with band names or ironic slogans – and realize you look like a bad impression of your younger self.
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