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  • This Weekend

    Driving back to San Francisco after the weekend at Wilbur, I was glad to come over…

  • Last Weekend

    Last weekend I was up at Wilbur, for the second time this summer. As with the…

  • August

    The records show that it has been a dreary summer in San Francisco this year, the…

  • The Anti-Heatwave

    All the cliches and jokes about San Francisco summer have come true in the past week.…

  • A Few Impressions of Tassajara

    Perhaps my favourite moments in the day while I was at Tassajara were between the wake-up…

  • Fireworks

    It seemed like a good thing that July 4th fell on a Friday this year. In…

  • Wang Wei

    In the mountainsAre many companions of the Way,Sitting zazen, chanting,Forming a natural community.But if you gazedFar…

  • Big Heat

    Over the weekend at Wilbur, I was struggling to remember when I was last in such…

  • San Francisco Summer

    We had a pretty good spell of sunny weather last week, but it was not warm…

  • Long Days

    Last week I was largely focused on preparing for my class. Having felt a little under-prepared…