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  • The Grey Season

    I was pretty happy with how the evening at the SF Dharma Collective went; I had…

  • Teachings

    This week I have a new teaching event, at a location I haven’t taught at before,…

  • The End of May

    Thankfully, the holiday weekend went pretty much as planned. It felt like we had a perfect…

  • Flashbacks

    Following a day of prodigious wind on Saturday, we have finally arrived at the warm and…

  • Milestones

    A couple of milestones have just occurred: this past weekend marked the 25th anniversary of my…

  • Teaching People

    So my week of diverse teachings has come and gone, and left me with a mild…

  • Suzuki Roshi

    ‘Beginner’s mind is, you know, when you started, just started your study, you have no —…

  • Katagiri Roshi

    ‘When you make your own zazen to live as an expression of its own full function,…

  • Upcoming Teachings

    With the various talks and ceremonies out of the way, my attention turns to the upcoming…

  • New Name and Robe

    Over the years a few people have asked me about receiving the precepts. Since I have…