practice

  • Low Sun and Full Moon

    When we get to Thanksgiving, I always somehow get the impression that Christmas is just around…

  • Dogen

    ‘lt is only for about two thousand and some years that Shakyamuni’s teaching has permeated the…

  • Two Weekends

    One of the things to appreciate about Thanksgiving (not having grown up with the tradition, it…

  • Suzuki Roshi

    ‘Question: In my practice, I find there is part of me that stubbornly doesn’t want to…

  • Tiredness and Rest

    On Wednesday afternoon last week, I went for an afternoon bike ride after a busy few…

  • Low Sun

    I was going to title this post something like ‘getting back to normal,’ but then I…

  • Wedding Season

    Between last week’s rain and an atmospheric river that is threatening to skirt the region this…

  • The Tail of the Typhoon

    We got woken up by a call very early on Friday; Ruth’s mother, who had been…

  • The Big Day, and After

    One of my friends in the UK who could not make our wedding texted me the…

  • Koans

    I have been trying to stockpile some posts for while I am away, and had bookmarked…