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  • Suzuki Roshi

    ‘You may say Zen is very difficult, but actually Zen is soft, because there is no…

  • Autumnal

    As we passed through the equinox, at the farmers market berries were replaced by grapes and…

  • Sunrise Hikes

    Last time I was at Wilbur, it was all about the gnats and the biting flies.…

  • Dogen

    ‘The assembly of students in the hall should blend like milk and water to support the…

  • Self and Other

    Monday dawned warm and sunny, with a new moon rising ahead of the sun; ordinarily I…

  • Bill Evans

    ‘Q: How would you describe the jazz mind? BE: I don’t know, lemme think a minute.…

  • The Thinking Mind

    Reading the article from which yesterday’s post came from, I had a nagging suspicion that I…

  • Beginnings and Endings

    It has been a fine time of the year in the city, with more sun than…

  • Weather

    I can’t say that I ever intended to visit Las Vegas – but then I used…

  • Bluer Skies

    The low feeling which had been weighing on me has moved on, thankfully. I have been…