December 2015

Dogen

‘When you ride in a boat and watch the shore, you might assume that the shore…
Master Ma

‘Once, Lecturer Liang of Mount Xi, Hong Region, studied with Mazu, who said, “Which sutra do…
Relocation

As I get used to life outside of Zen Center, one aspect I am enjoying is…
Transmitting the Light

‘The forty-first patriarch was Great Master Tongan the Latter. He studied with the former Tongan. He…
What I think about when I am riding

Since all my books are currently still in boxes, and being that it is a time of…
A Day at Tassajara

The Tassajara shuso ceremony is always later in December than those at City Center or Green…
Dogen

In case yesterday’s mention of Dogen and the moon left you flummoxed: ‘Enlightenment is like the…
On the move

I have been traveling this month, and one of my friends asked me if I made…
Enkyo O’Hara

‘We tend to think that we are independent of our environment, of the people and things…
Transmitting the Light

‘The forty-second patriarch was Liangshan. He studied with Tongan Guanzhi and served him. Tongan asked him,…