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Hongzhi

‘People of the way journey through the world responding to conditions, carefree and without restraint. Like…
Alternative Scenarios

The past two Sundays in the Bay Area have been marked by strong winds. On the…
Lessons Of The Landscape

‘If we go somewhere on foot, we know the way perfectly, whereas if we go by…
Wind, Water, Fire and Earth

It had seemed that California might have escaped the worst of the fires this year, but…
A Long, Hot, Slow Weekend

This past weekend at Wilbur was going to be a long one, even by my standards;…
The Wind Blows Through The Empty Valley

Last week was by and large mercifully fog free in San Francisco, warm and with clear…
To the Top of the City

Coming into this weekend, I felt like I had a lot of time and space –…
Pale Blue Skies

In this year of mutable weather, I was not especially surprised that it was cooler during…
It Is The Time Of Flowers…

… And flowers have arrived. I used that Dogen quote on my shuso ceremony invitation, and it came…
East Wind, West Wind

I was thinking of Hongzhi’s phrase ‘like spring arising in everything’ as the title for this…