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  • Giving Thanks For The Rain

    The weather was just about perfect for the roam on Sunday, with clear skies and warm…

  • Yunmen

    ‘Don’t you see how Master Te-shan used to haul out his staff the moment he saw…

  • Of The World

    My post yesterday prompted a correspondent to ask, ‘What is going on (actually)? Do you have…

  • Dale S. Wright

    ‘When we act with kindness, we do something incremental to our character – we shape ourselves…

  • Shinshu Roberts

    ‘Our actualized inclusive response is not obstructed by our self-centered views; this is realization. When we…

  • Katagiri Roshi

    ‘When you touch your real self, you experience deep communication between you and the object of…

  • Nothing on my Mind

    During the winter at Tassajara, if you are very motivated, you can just about manage six…

  • Diane Eshin Rizzetto

    ‘Taking skillful action is doing the right thing, that which supports life. Yes, we may hope it…

  • Corey Ichigen Hess

    ‘Release wherever you are stuck, anywhere you feel tense. Even if it makes no sense to…

  • Ekiho Miyazaki

    ‘Humans are filled with attachment for fame, title, reputation, and one’s ego. You must learn how…