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February 2011

February 11, 2011

A Little about Genpo, Zen Teachers and Sex

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

February 09, 2011

World Changing

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

February 07, 2011

Just Keep the One! To Ann Arbor and Back

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

January 2011

January 31, 2011

Falling Down and Getting Up – Or Not

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

January 29, 2011

In Praise of the Wild Ride We’re On

January 29, 2011

In Praise of Police

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

January 28, 2011

On Watering It Down for the West

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

January 24, 2011

Up a Shaking, Quivering Tree on a 1,000 Foot Cliff

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

January 19, 2011

Happy Shobogenzo!

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

January 15, 2011

Review of Mixing Minds: The Power of Relationship in Psychoanalysis and Buddhism

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

January 10, 2011

A Little Mercy Now

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January 09, 2011

One Good Year

January 05, 2011

Practical Wisdom, Dharma, and Ethical Guidelines

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

January 02, 2011

Eido Shimano and Where You Really Don’t Want to Wind Up

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

January 01, 2011

Happy New Year!

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

December 2010

December 29, 2010

Wild Fox Talk at Boundless Way Rohatsu

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

December 27, 2010

The Koan/Shikantaza Issue: Was Dogen Misguided?

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December 21, 2010

Standard Observances of Soto Zen School

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

December 19, 2010

Beyond Happiness: Where’s the Zen?

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

December 17, 2010

Real Talk

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

December 13, 2010

The Best of All Possible Worlds

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

December 02, 2010

Rohatsu Sesshin Season All Around

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

November 2010

November 30, 2010

Wow and Not-Wow: Same One Nature

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

November 21, 2010

The Deep Settled Mind of the Soto School … and Texting, etc.

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

November 20, 2010

Journeys of Simplicity

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

November 17, 2010

Dogs Decoded and Humans Divided

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

November 14, 2010

Give to the Max Day is Tuesday, Nov. 16

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November 14, 2010

Snow World Arrives

November 12, 2010

Painting a Needle with a Pointed Life

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