July 2017

Katagiri Roshi

‘To approach real peace requires a very strong, stable, spiritual commitment, a vow. Just take a…
Dogen

Encountering whatever meets the eye, all is intimate. In sitting, lying or walking meditation, the body…
Tenkei Coppens

‘Basically the only thing we have to do is “just sit there” and be “unfabricated.” Now…
Sitting under the olive tree

Last Monday I rode my bike over to the Embarcadero at noon to meet my dharma…
The Lotus Sutra

‘The Buddha addressed Sariputra: “Such a wonderful Law as this is only preached by the buddha-tathagatas…
Tahui

‘Just because it’s so very close, you cannot get this Truth out of your own eyes.…
Shodo Harada

‘Of course, just sitting is not as easy as it sounds. All kinds of thoughts come…
Sitting Practice

On my commutes, I am still enjoying spending at least a part of the time reading…
Kodo Sawaki

A shower in the middle of a fight about irrigation.
Dogen

‘Remain solitary without dependency and drop off all of reality. Mixed together with the ten thousand…