alisonyuko’s last login was Monday, December 31 2007.
jeff c says
Wow! Elbow, McCarthy, & Koans all on the same page. It sounds like somebody who should be my friend. Oh, wait...have coffee with the Colemans & such. I am reading Haruki Murakami & bowing in his general direction. I am at work on a longish poem. We'll see what comes of it. Parenting is my practice. Bedtime is my koan.
aimeesue says
Thanks for the friend invite1 I see you have Peter Elbow's Writing With Power on your shelf -- I took a class with him in college - it was pretty cool!
jillmarie says
Taken me a little while to reply. Pardon me. No, I am not familiar at all with Francisco de Osura. I need to brush up I guess. Can you tell me more? Hope you're well.
jeninlb says
Did you ever see the Skeleton Key to Name of the Rose at Powell's? I saw it once at Acres and always regretted not having bought it.
When I lived in London, I had a good friend from Co. Cork, Ireland who was absolutely obsessed with Julian of Norwich. Being the catholic that I TRY to be, I'm familiar with her writings. Wonderful meditative reading. Thomas Merton is one of my heros! As is Dorothy Day.
Nice to see another Karen Armstrong fan. Hope this little note finds you well and umm..enjoying a good book!
We have a similar place here, called Acres of Books. It's not as large as Powell's, though.
devilsdancefloor says
hehe, it's great isn't it? i borrowed off of some guy in glasgow. :)
Hi Alison-Seems like we enjoy a lot of the same books. If you're in Portland, I'll bet you've been to Powell's. I was there several years ago and fell in for quite some time. Great place!
akubi says
Finally figured out how to upload books, but I don't think the UI is terribly intuitive.
Hi Alison,I completely agree with your analogy. While I’ve never been a Quaker, I find it difficult to focus when there are too many distractions and colors. I just started a new group, The Murakami Zone, for all things related to Murakami, the Twilight Zone, Zen and similar themes; however the ever-changing Shelfari UI doesn’t make much sense to me. I can’t seem to upload any books…Do you know how this is supposed to work? Either way, I’d be honored if you would join The Murakami Zone.
I was a zendo student in a Soto monastery many years ago, but haven’t maintained a regular practice in quite a while. Soto Zen has definitely changed my perspective on many things, but I’m not self-disciplined enough to maintain a practice on my own. More recently, I’ve been impressed with Arjia Rinpoche and his Tibetan Center in my area, but it’s quite different from the Zen tradition so I tend to feel somewhat lost.
pandora caitiff says
Hiya. Cheers for the invite. Impressive and varies shelf you have there!Nice picture too. I like the cheeky grin :)
alisonyuko,Just wanted to mention that your photo is adorable. Also you seem to be interested in Soto Zen...?
dailydog says
Hi,Thanks for the invite. It is gladly accepted. Judging from my first glance at your books and your profile it would seem we have a lot in common.Best,Lies