The Legend of Ibn Marwân and Judith
The Legend of Ibn Marwân and Judith Al-Andalus – Spain Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhámmad ibn Marwân ibn Yunus al-Yiliqi al-Maridi had too long a…
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The Shambhala Warriors
The Shambhala Warriors Tibetan Buddhism My best friend, Drugu Choegyal Rinpoche, gave me this teaching. It’s from the Kâlachakra Tantra and it’s about the…
Rex Quondam, Rexque Futurs
Rex Quondam, Rexque Futurus Celtic Tradition – Britain and France There was a time when the land of the Britons was thrown into chaos.…
Gearraidh-a-Muigh
Gearraidh-a-Muigh Scottish Gaelic Highland Tradition My father and I were out on the hill to gather township sheep for the Annual dipping. Each year…
The Mandarin Ducks and the Samurai
The Mandarin Ducks and the Samurai Zen Buddhism – Japan In ancient Japan, in a lagoon near what is now Maizuru, north of Kyoto,…
The Storyteller and the Samurai
The Storyteller and the Samurai Japan In ancient Japan, after the Warring States period, came a time of relative peace and the once dangerous…