Tag Archives: Zen teaching

From Rommegrott, Lutefisk, Lefse Recipes to Ryōkan the Hermit = Mind Traveling

Posted on 01/16/2021 by kunstkitchen

I found this recipe in one of the church cookbooks that I collected long ago and far away. As a laugh, I sent this to my friend Alan, who has some Norwegian ancestry and called me to rave about how his mother made Rommergrott and how they loved it.
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Posted in Art Work, environment, Food Humor, health, photography, poetry | Tagged "Zen Buddhism", food, hermit, Ingebretsens, japanese poetry, lefse, lutefisk, meditation, mind travelling, rommegrott, Ryōkan, Scandinavian products, Shohaku Okamura, zen quotes, Zen teaching | 16 Comments

Bodhisattva Cricket Chirping — The Dōgen Institute Reblog – Dogen’s Poem

Posted on 09/26/2018 by kunstkitchen

Naturalis [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Dogen’s Chinese Poem (9) 「同（山居）」 Mountain Dwelling (7) Grasshopper thinking and insect chirping; how earnest. Soft breeze and hazy moon are both calm. Clouds envelop pines and cedars round the old hall by the … Continue reading →

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Refrigerator died = Food went bad – Paradigm Shift

Posted on 04/19/2016 by kunstkitchen

Speaking of refrigeration, where would we be without it? Last week Thursday I discovered that the ailing refrigerator died unceremoniously. Clueless? Well, it was a slow slide into not working anymore. When I opened the door there was a faint … Continue reading →