Vol. 36 No. 3 Spring 2018
Words and Phrases
The vitality of language lies in its ability to limn the actual,
imagined and possible lives of its speakers, readers, writers…
Its force, its felicity is in its reach toward the ineffable.
-Toni Morrison
TABLE OF CONTENTS
What Do You Call It?, Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Roshi
Non-abiding has no ground and yet everything rises from here.
Wordless Words, Suzanne Taikyo Gilman
Editorial
Miraculous Communication, Dogen Zenji
By noticing the miraculous, we find our own lives.
Words and Phrases, Vanessa Zuisei Goddard, Sensei
We can hear the same words and still understand them differently.
Media Review Radical Dharma, Talking Race, Love, and Liberation
By Rev. angel Kyodo williams Sensei, Lama Rod Owens and Jasmine Syedullah
Reviewed by Theresa Braine, MRO
Media Review Painting Peace, Art in a time of Global Crisis by Kazuaki Tanahashi
Reviewed by clyde fusei forth, MRO
Mountains and Rivers Order
About the MRO, Sangha Updates, Retreats & Residency, Affiliate Directory, Resources & Services