octobre 2015
Patti Smith, that grand old punk poet
What an inspiration it was seeing that grand old punk poet Patti Smith perform last night in Paris. What's inspiring for me is her freedom as an artist, as a woman, as a human being... And [...]
In the middle of your very own splendid story
Just back from another Portuguese journey, this time in Lisbon and Coimbra, five days filled with rich and enriching encounters at two conferences, several days of retreat and other meetings. In Lisbon, there was lunch [...]
Retreat in the Heart of Life
Wherever you are, life is there ! How could Zen practice be anywhere else? Take a plunge into the heart of your life just as it is. This retreat is a superb opportunity to live [...]
Calendar/Calendrier 2015-16
Le calendrier 2015-16 est disponible! Consultez-le à wildflowerzen.org/meditations-et-retraites/ Il faut s'inscrire vite pour la Retraite au coeur de la vie (26-30 oct.) et le weekend de pratique à Paris qui la suit (31 oct.-1 nov.). [...]
Dans les bois : Le Zen en Hiver/Into the Woods: Zen in Winter
Ce week-end résidentiel, du 29 au 31 Janvier 2016 au coeur de la forêt de Fontainebleau, offre l’opportunité de nous asseoir loin des préoccupations de ce monde moderne agité. La retraite inclut de la [...]
juillet 2015
With us wherever you are
Heading off to Portugal for a week of retreat. For a few days, we'll take some time to do nothing but see what arises in our midst. We'll just sit down together and join our hearts [...]
juin 2015
Amazing Grace
Here we are (again), on another fabulous summer day. I just heard that the Dalai Lama was at the Glastonbury music festival in England, on stage with Patti Smith as the crowd of tens of thousands [...]
Parlour Tricks: Broken Hearts/Bones
That's right, Broken Hearts/Bones (Bar None Records) the debut album from Parlour Tricks, the band The Village Voice calls the best pop band in New York City, is the cat's meow! Stream a delicious taste [...]
Bloomsday: Eternal Return
Just couldn't resist coming back on Bloomsday. So here I am again (and again), with a tip of the hat (that I'm not wearing) to Mr. Joyce, and to all the eyes who are just [...]
mai 2015
« Here We Are » at Poets Live
Come one, come all to hear my first Paris reading entirely in English for the continuing launch of my new book, Here We Are (Presses universaitaires de Rouen et du Havre). It's on May 26, [...]
février 2015
Retraite écriture et méditation
L'art d'écrire se révèle naturellement à partir d'une vision élargie qu'on peut appeler pleine perspective, fondée sur un cœur et un esprit qui n'excluent rien. Cette ouverture totale nous permet de ressentir les choses dans [...]
janvier 2015
We’re all in this together
What a strange, tumultuous five days it has been here in Paris. It is no exaggeration to say that I've never experienced anything like it, here or anywhere. We've gone from stunned horror and outrage [...]
Je suis Charlie
JE SUIS CHARLIE
Every moment is a new year
Time, once again, to acknowledge the conventional "passage of time" that we call the "new year." It's a great moment, in fact, when many of us reflect on what has been and what is to [...]
novembre 2014
Giving thanks for it all
Back after traveling to the edge of the continent for a few days of practice in Belfast. Struck by the pale, almost thread-bare northern light cast there beside the Irish Sea and its swift descent [...]
Thich Nhat Hanh suffers brain hemorrhage
Word has come from Plum Village that the Vietnamese Zen Master and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh has suffered a severe brain hemorrhage and is in critical condition in a hospital in Bordeaux. Thich Nhat [...]
Meanwhile…
This (apparent) absence from zenscribe has been going on for months now. So sorry! I had stopped posting while we've been developing an updated look and content for the Wild Flower website, with the blog [...]
juillet 2014
Wherever you are
Off to Portugal for a weeklong retreat. Join us wherever you are...
Coming down to earth
Just a thought that has come to me via the late great Tibetan master Chogyam Trungpa: "The only way to experience things truly, fully, and properly is through the practice of meditation, creating a direct [...]
Amy Hollowell
Amy Hollowell Considérée par The Café Review et Ekleksographia comme l’un des majeurs poètes de langue anglaise en France, sa poésie est parue en Europe et aux Etats-Unis dans de nombreuses publications. Elle [...]
