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April 2009

April 11, 2009

The Goldenness of the Earth, The Sweet Milk of the Long River

Here's Bodhi on his one year birthday - yesterday.I just came in from beginning to...

April 10, 2009

Genjokoan 5: The Path of the Bird

Above is the first loon I've seen this season, spotted a few days ago on...

April 09, 2009

The Zazen of Mountains

At the Empty Hand workshop on Zazenshin we worked with the third section - Hongzhi's...

April 08, 2009

Old Dog’s Birthday

“Like a bird on a wireLike a drunk in a midnight choirI have tried in...

April 07, 2009

Verifying the Way Mid Way

Here's the group shot of those who studied together at Empty Hand Zen Center (thanks...

April 06, 2009

Home from New York Trip: A Short Report of Visits to Three Zen Centers in Three Days

The first part was rough. My flight was five hours late in arriving at LaGuardia...

April 02, 2009

Off to New York

I'm off to New York for the weekend to talk about Keep Me in Your...

March 2009

March 31, 2009

Genjokoan 4a: Realization Beyond Realization

Before I get to that, a story comes to mind. I don't remember if I...

March 31, 2009

Have You Ever Seen Rain?

March 29, 2009

Investigating and Being Leveled by Water (and Mountains … and Cities)

We're on the "fly-way" here (also the "fly-over" from the West to the East Coasts...

March 28, 2009

E=MC What?

Check this out - makes a similar point to that of understanding and realization that...

March 27, 2009

Genjo Koan 4: Deconstruction and Reconstruction

Here’s the week’s Genjokoan post. We’re moving to the next couple sentences. Those of you...

March 25, 2009

Some Initial Thoughts on Going Beyond Homeleaving

I was in a conversation with several coworkers recently. An African American women, married to...

March 23, 2009

Inviting Trouble: Studying with a Teacher

Once Dongshan was conducting a memorial service for his master, Yun-yen (literally, Cloudy Cliff, Cloudy...

March 22, 2009

Understanding and Realizing

Sesshin ended today. In dokusan the difference between understanding and realizing came up again. It's...

March 19, 2009

Breaking the Mirror

The frozen waters of winter are starting to flip here in Minnesota. Above is a...

March 17, 2009

Verification Monologues

A protagonist might say, “In my lineage, practice and enlightenment are one. Therefore, every moment...

March 15, 2009

Genjo Koan 3: Dharma on Fire

A couple points today. First, one important insight that several practitioners have had from contemplating,...

March 13, 2009

Genjokoan 2: Illusion and Verification – How do You Relate?

Head smeared with mud and dirt,Thus does he clearly reveal himself.- Zen Sand 10.350In our...

March 12, 2009

Sonin’s Bow of Verification

The photo above might be Yokoji, the monastery established by Keizan in about 1320 on...

March 10, 2009

Containers That Don’t Hold: Soto and Rinzai Zen

I’ve been rereading the introduction of Zen Sand: The Book of Capping Phrases for Koan...

March 08, 2009

On What Zen Practice Has To Offer

What Zen practice has to offer is a way of deeply reflecting on our lives,...

March 06, 2009

Conveying the Self, Being Conveyed: Genjo Koan Post

There are no barbs in this old wire. Zen is really fishing without hook.Speaking of...

March 05, 2009

Memorial Service for Katagiri Roshi

After the offerings of incense, tea (Evening in Missoula), sweet hot water, and a chocolate...

March 02, 2009

It is a Fearsome Thing to Love That Which is Touched by Death

The title of today's post comes from a tombstone in New England that I heard...

March 02, 2009

The Ancient Seat

What is real zazen? What is using zazen to rehearse our pathology?The only way to...

March 02, 2009

The Music of Failure: Bill Holm, Minnesota Essayist, Dies at 65

Author Bill Holm died last week very near Minneota, Minnesota, where he was born and...

February 2009

February 27, 2009

Opening the Heart: Ann Arbor Talk, Part 2

February 27, 2009

Opening the Heart: Ann Arbor Talk, Part 3

February 27, 2009

Opening the Heart: Ann Arbor Talk, Part 4