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  • Dogen

    ‘Spring has the feeling of spring, and autumn has the look of autumn; there is no…

  • Coming Home

    So today marks the twenty-year anniversary of my arrival in San Francisco. I packed up my…

  • In The Thick Of It

    Being able to offer the teachings in various venues is one of the main comforts of…

  • Taking It Easier

    Over the years, as I have exercised, either on my bike or running, I have found…

  • Tending Each Moment

    After last week’s relatively dreary weather, it has been wonderful to experience the temperatures rising, and…

  • More Sitting, More Breathing

    ‘Courage is the ability to be fearful in proportion to the actual danger that exists, while…

  • The Illusory Body Is The Dharma Body

    Camus’ La Peste was part of my French syllabus at high school; as such it had…

  • Sitting And Breathing

    The rain passed through the city over the weekend, as it did a couple of weekends…

  • Connection

    ‘I should dispel the suffering of others because it is suffering like my own suffering. I…

  • A Month Of Sundays

    ‘Not knowing is most intimate’ – Dizang. And so we continue, not knowing how exactly it…