The Dog of the South
Charles Portis
Shikantaza or "just sitting"
Dépaysé
(French) Situated in unfamiliar surroundings, being out of one's element, displaced, astray (adjective)
The gist of God's great user's guide
Rainer Maria Rilke
Tisane
An infusion (as of dried herbs) used as a beverage or for medicinal effects
On False Trails
Irvin D. Yalom
Shikantaza
(Japanese) "just sitting" in Zen practice.
Diaphanous
Characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
Naiad
Any of the nymphs in classical mythology living in and giving life to lakes, rivers, springs, and fountains
Our dark evergreen
Rainer Maria Rilke
Catkins
Elongated cluster of single-sex flowers bearing scaly bracts and usually lacking petals. (Image 📸)
Equipoise
An equal distribution of weight; even balance; equilibrium.
To Become World
Rainer Maria Rilke
Colloquy
A conversation; a gathering for discussion of theological questions.
Three Marks to the Hand
The Drowned and the Saved
Primo Levi
Aufheben
(German) To transcend, to shake off the past [Wiki]