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  • Suzuki Roshi

    ‘I think right now you must have understood what “form is emptiness and emptiness is form”…

  • The Big Day, and After

    One of my friends in the UK who could not make our wedding texted me the…

  • Koans

    I have been trying to stockpile some posts for while I am away, and had bookmarked…

  • Dogen

    ‘Naturally the wind blows and grasses sway, and seeing wind we use our sails, so how…

  • Topsy-Turvy

    Lots of things happened last week. Ruth took her mum to a medical appointment on Thursday,…

  • After Labor Day

    The end of last week felt very full: in addition to my usual Monday, Tuesday and…

  • Caoshan

    Caoshan, Great Master Yuanzheng, was asked by a monk, “From the scriptures we learn that an…

  • Suzuki Roshi

    ‘When you practice our way, there is teaching – teaching comes out from practice. And that…

  • Taking Refuge In Sanghas

    I was thinking of writing about this weekend in terms of ups and downs, but as…

  • Giving The Dharma Talk

    Overall I was happy with how the talk went on Saturday. It was a lovely morning;…