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Big Mind Genpo is disrobing after admitting to having sex with a woman other than...

On Sunday I had the opportunity to speak to the community of the Buddhist Temple...

This past weekend I went to the Buddhist Temple of Ann Arbor to malign the...

Genjo Marinello is the fine teacher with the Rinzai group in Seattle, Chobo-Ji. Among other...

My day job is coordinating a program for teenagers with "behavior problems," as we say....

I enjoy the "No Zen in the West" blog of Jiryu Mark Rutschman-Byler (it seems...

Yesterday we completed a sweet weekend sesshin. Our theme during this period is the up-a-tree...

Today is Katagiri Roshi's birthday (82 or 83) so I begin by toasting that old...

This is a new book by Pilar Jennings, a psychoanalyst who has studied Buddhism mostly...

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above presentation by Barry Schwartz is a complementary reflection regarding the Eido Shimano situation,...

I've been reflecting on the Eido Shimano situation (read more here and here). There's a lot...

Dharmas all arise from causes and conditions. Because they arise from causes and conditions, they have...

I arrived at the Boundless Way rohatsu sesshin a bit late, during the first morning...

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Photo: Suzuki Roshi and Katagiri Roshi (top right) from the blog Suzuki Roshi Dharma Talks.The...

Beyond Happiness: The Zen Way to True Contentment is a clearly written, warm book with...

Driving home from work yesterday, I flipped on NPR and heard somebody saying things just...

This one, ya know. Or maybe that's just an almost-two-back-to-back-rohatsu-sesshin (Deep Spring in Pittsburgh and Boundless...

I'm shifting into Rohatsu sesshin mode, recalling that I did my first one in 1978...

More freezing rain and then snow here in Minnesota. The above shot from the last...

Tongue in cheek on the picture. I suppose genuine interaction is possible through texting but...

I choose the rooms that I live in with care.The windows are small and the walls are...

the full episode. See more NOVA.Here's a clip from PBS's Nova on dogs and...

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(What follows is an article for the Sweetcake Enso blog check it out - great...