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  • Back From The Mountains

    I came back from Tassajara at the end of last week with the usual assortment of…

  • Samantabhadra’s Ten Vows

    To venerate all buddhas To praise all tathagatas To make offerings to all as Buddha To…

  • Embodying The Dharma

    The second and last shuso ceremony of this season was at Green Gulch on Monday. Zachary…

  • Redbuds with Friends

    My weekend at Wilbur, with a drive of more then two hours in each direction (thankfully…

  • The Moon Reflected In The Water

    Driving up to Wilbur last Friday, in hazy sunshine, the spring colours brought to mind one…

  • Redbuds and Rain Showers

    It was a quirk of the calendar that I ended up back at Wilbur just two…

  • New Moon and Shooting Stars

    When I give zazen instruction, as I did last weekend at Wilbur, I always tell people…

  • Set Fair

    Last week I had dokusan with Fu, which is a way for me to check in about…

  • Moon and Stars

    The Bay Area weather could not be better at the moment, with high pressure and warm…

  • On the water

    I have had occasion to take the ferry across the bay recently. It is a wonderful…