June 2014 – Passionate Minds

A favorite parable of mine is a traditional Zen koan first translated into English by Nyogen Senzaki, a Rinzai Zen monk, in his 1919 book 101 Zen Stories. The koan is a cautionary parable about personal arrogance and the unwillingness to Read More …

My Dad

June 16, 2014May 2, 2018 James Bishop, Ph.D.

My dad was always a proud and independent man, so it was extremely difficult for him to adjust to the debilitating paralysis that resulted after brain surgery in 1992. The paralysis affected his hands, making some of the simplest tasks extremely Read More …

Month: June 2014

Emptying Your Cup: A Zen Parable for Academics and Professors

My Dad