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February 2015

February 15, 2015
More bad news for the orthodox Soto position that Dogen was opposed to koan introspection...
February 09, 2015
We are having one snowy and cold winter here in Portland, ME. Recently, a friend...

January 2015

January 29, 2015
On Friday afternoon, January 23, a small group of us gathered in Worcester, MA, in...
January 27, 2015
Sunday, February 15 – Saturday, May 9 Background: Practice periods go back to the time...
January 17, 2015
"A woman raised a goose in a bottle. When the goose had grown, she wanted...
January 12, 2015
Once Shishuang was in his room and a monk just outside the room's window called...
January 03, 2015
I'm enjoying a quiet day off here - no zazen or other scheduled activities. Since...

December 2014

December 31, 2014
May all conditions be favorable! So ends our dedication at the end of "Wake-The-Heck-Up Morning...
December 29, 2014
In a recent New York Times' opinion piece, Against Invulnerability, Todd May takes a stand...
December 22, 2014
Kaz Tanahashi's new book is a treasure trove of Heart Sutra material, delightfully diverse and...
December 19, 2014
When I was about sixteen, I confronted the Catholic priest in my little northern Minnesota...

November 2014

November 26, 2014
May we all attain the way by giving the way to the way. May we...
November 18, 2014
We've been settling into Portland, ME, since our move here in July. For one thing,...
November 08, 2014
To the left you see Sengai's wonderful rendition of the old masters Linji and Mazu....
November 01, 2014
            We're in the middle of a twelve-week practice period...

October 2014

October 13, 2014
That's by Sam Harris and it's on the "New York Times Bestseller List" which I...

September 2014

September 30, 2014
          The Buddha’s great discovery can be realized in this life....
September 23, 2014
Dear blog reader, A few days ago, Tetsugan and I met our friends Melissa and...
September 02, 2014
Today was the first day for morning zazen (aka, "Wake the Heck Up! Morning Zazen")...

August 2014

August 25, 2014
Vine of Obstacles: Online Support for Zen Training is a new way of integrating zazen, dharma study...
August 18, 2014
Thirty years ago today, Nonin (front), Dokai (middle), and I went under with shukke tokudo...
August 15, 2014
Myo Lahey, a San Francisco Zen trained Soto priest, has entered the shikantaza-koan fray with admirable spirit, offering a...
August 11, 2014
There is a long-standing debate in Soto Zen circles about Dogen and the use of...
August 07, 2014
We've been enjoying the summer here in Portland, ME. One of the big highlights has...
August 05, 2014
In my last post I addressed the issue of why we've chosen to place "Guidelines...
August 04, 2014
 "...The code is more what you'd call 'guidelines' than actual rules." - Barbossa comment on the...

July 2014

July 27, 2014
What follows is the last installment of the "Plum Blossom" series based on talks that...
July 18, 2014
  Big life event - retired in early June from a thirty-some year education career...
July 14, 2014
Yeah, I really love that dog - face licks, though, I try to avoid. We're...
July 05, 2014
After a wiggly and leisurely trip from Moorhead, MN (where those people do talk a...
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