People who enter the Zen Hospice Project are not seeking a path of meditation, and they will not hear much about “Zen” or “Buddhism” while they are there.
All Fit One Size
The story of the Procrustean bed—making the customer fit the product—is a good way to look at how global corporations operate.
The Infinitessimal Meets the Infinite
“Measuring the galaxy and beyond far exceeds the capacity of my industrial-grade tape measure. Only a trip to the Rose Center for Earth and Space will do.”
Frolic and Detours
“The straight and narrow path will allow us to put food on the table,” says Barry Boyce. “But to frolic and to detour is no offense. It is a requirement.”
Weather We Like It or Not
“Weather,” says Barry Boyce, “has near magical power as a symbol of the changeability that is at the heart of our experience.”
Odd Balls
When you travel around New York, you’re struck with the enormous amount of stuff there: advertisements for stuff, thousands of stores filled with stuff…
Pure Shape
“Angles and curves – they are the building blocks of much of our perception, the structure that remains when the content is stripped out.”
Enclaves and Expanses
“When we talk about needing “room,” we are of course looking for open space. But if we are looking for a room, we are looking for an enclosed space.”
Falling Water
Barry Boyce visits Niagara Falls.
Sisters
“I can’t know what it’s like to be a woman, or even how exactly to be a dad to girls, but I know something of sisters, and even perhaps of sisterhood.”
