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April 2009

April 11, 2009
Here's Bodhi on his one year birthday - yesterday.I just came in from beginning to...
April 10, 2009
Above is the first loon I've seen this season, spotted a few days ago on...
April 09, 2009
At the Empty Hand workshop on Zazenshin we worked with the third section - Hongzhi's...
April 08, 2009
“Like a bird on a wireLike a drunk in a midnight choirI have tried in...
April 07, 2009
Here's the group shot of those who studied together at Empty Hand Zen Center (thanks...
April 06, 2009
The first part was rough. My flight was five hours late in arriving at LaGuardia...
April 02, 2009
I'm off to New York for the weekend to talk about Keep Me in Your...

March 2009

March 31, 2009
Before I get to that, a story comes to mind. I don't remember if I...
March 31, 2009
March 29, 2009
We're on the "fly-way" here (also the "fly-over" from the West to the East Coasts...
March 28, 2009
Check this out - makes a similar point to that of understanding and realization that...
March 27, 2009
Here’s the week’s Genjokoan post. We’re moving to the next couple sentences. Those of you...
March 25, 2009
I was in a conversation with several coworkers recently. An African American women, married to...
March 23, 2009
Once Dongshan was conducting a memorial service for his master, Yun-yen (literally, Cloudy Cliff, Cloudy...
March 22, 2009
Sesshin ended today. In dokusan the difference between understanding and realizing came up again. It's...
March 19, 2009
The frozen waters of winter are starting to flip here in Minnesota. Above is a...
March 17, 2009
A protagonist might say, “In my lineage, practice and enlightenment are one. Therefore, every moment...
March 15, 2009
A couple points today. First, one important insight that several practitioners have had from contemplating,...
March 13, 2009
Head smeared with mud and dirt,Thus does he clearly reveal himself.- Zen Sand 10.350In our...
March 12, 2009
The photo above might be Yokoji, the monastery established by Keizan in about 1320 on...
March 10, 2009
I’ve been rereading the introduction of Zen Sand: The Book of Capping Phrases for Koan...
March 08, 2009
What Zen practice has to offer is a way of deeply reflecting on our lives,...
March 06, 2009
There are no barbs in this old wire. Zen is really fishing without hook.Speaking of...
March 05, 2009
After the offerings of incense, tea (Evening in Missoula), sweet hot water, and a chocolate...
March 02, 2009
The title of today's post comes from a tombstone in New England that I heard...
March 02, 2009
What is real zazen? What is using zazen to rehearse our pathology?The only way to...
March 02, 2009
Author Bill Holm died last week very near Minneota, Minnesota, where he was born and...

February 2009

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February 27, 2009
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