Brando on acting: "In the Land of the Blind, the one-eyed man is King." Remember, Brando was the 'One Eyed Jack.'

Long, fitful sleep. Weather today: cloudy. Might use clouds as an 'excuse' not to run today. My body: depleted, stiff, slow moving.

My 'prison' haircut, ala Steve McQueen in 'The Getaway,' reminds me that I am imprisoned in a body. This is good.

More from Asian Journals --- Merton: spirit and material are not opposed, but intertwined. Merton on Hinduism: 'everything is the divine dance and play of Shiva.'