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November 2008

November 17, 2008
Sesshin here over the weekend so no blogging, then work all day and afterwards a...
November 14, 2008
Is Zen practice about getting out of the stinking hole of human life or about...
November 12, 2008
Here are some recent questions and my responses (your comments welcome too): What is good...
November 11, 2008
Last night the intro class had its last session. I presented the Ordinary Mind koan...
November 10, 2008
November 10, 2008
Yesterday I spent some time working on my Last Will and Testament. I'm not sick...
November 09, 2008
Near the end of the last comment string, Al asked, "How would you recommend cultivating...
November 07, 2008
Maybe it’s the turning weather – snowing again today – but I find myself reflecting...
November 06, 2008
November 06, 2008
At an important work meeting today I was trying to reassure various school district representatives...
November 05, 2008
A few questions from Jason in the email box:"How does zazen/mindfulness impact thinking in everyday...
November 03, 2008
't think of a better song for what's comin'!  Come back Woody! There might be...
November 02, 2008
Here's a comment from my last post that I'd like to post a comment about...
November 01, 2008
(Above is another shot of the enso tree from the woods near Wild Fox Temple...

October 2008

October 31, 2008
On Friday mornings I'm in the habit of reflecting on the Thursday night study session...
October 29, 2008
That's the title of an article from "Religious News Service: The only secular news and...
October 28, 2008
A natural enso  in the woods behind our house. Admiring and photographing this gnarled tree capped...
October 26, 2008
40 degrees and snowing now in White Bear!When all dharmas are of the Buddha‑dharma, there...
October 25, 2008
An earthworm is cut in two pieces; the two pieces are both moving. In which...
October 24, 2008
The Venerable S. came by last night for Dogen study. I once gave her the...
October 22, 2008
Tonight with dog Bodhi at my feet, I've been studying for the Dogen Study Group...
October 21, 2008
This is my first (and maybe last) book so maybe that makes the process especially...
October 19, 2008
Sesshin ended earlier today. Back on June 25th I posted some thoughts about the earthworm...
October 16, 2008
I just saw Bill Maher's mockumenarty, Religulous - the Catholics come out lookin' pretty good...
October 14, 2008
In today’s Soto Zen discourse in America, terms like shikantaza and practice-enlightenment are often wantonly...
October 13, 2008
On August 4th I first wrote about offering Virtual Practice Meetings via Skype.“I’m curious, I...
October 11, 2008
student was over this morning and said this song's been on his mind. If...
October 11, 2008
In the Dogen study group, we're now working through the Genjokoan in usual Soto fashion...
October 08, 2008
Here's an email from a Zen teacher that I deeply respect, Barry Magid (a successor...
October 07, 2008
This old case bubbled up in zazen this morning:Yunyan asked Baizhang, “Every day there is...
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