A Zen master never gets lost.
I never get lost because I don't know where I'm going.
That quality of not-knowing — purposeful, unhurried, open — is the spirit behind the next chapter of Heron Dance: short posts, paintings, and notes drawn from the hermit poets of the Zhongnan mountains and the Zen masters of Japan.
- Zen master Ikkya
An old path revisited;
For the next chapter of Heron Dance, I’m going to head off in the direction of work — both art and writing — inspired by the poetry of the ancient Taoist hermit poets of the Zhongnan mountains of south China and Zen masters of Japan. As part of that, I will publish short posts 3-4 times a week.
More in Projects and Random Thoughts.
The Tao Te Ching Journal: A Path To Inner Quiet
Zen Mountain Journal blends Taoist hermit poetry, contemplative art, and reflections drawn from a lifetime shaped by wilderness, solitude, and decades doing creative work on the outer boundaries of our culture. These journals are companions for seekers — guides in the reconnection with inner quiet, beauty, and the “soundless music” of a life lived with simplicity and meaning.
• Size: 9.25 × 8.5 inches — convenient size for desk or lap.
• Hardcover — the book can be written in without a table or desk.
• Double wire-o bound to lay flat.
• Printed on Mohawk Superfine, a premium uncoated paper for a beautiful writing surface.
• 160 pages.
