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We Got the White Stuff
The Fall that has felt like an extension of late summer up until now has turned wintry quickly. The temperature has dropped in to the 30s (both highs and lows) and we have had a couple of days of...
November 07, 2011 | Comments: 0 -
Sesshin in Liverpool
Tenshin Roshi and Keizan Sensei facilitated a sesshin in the UK last week. 50 people from all over the world (UK, Germany, Norway, Netherlands, Estonia, New Zealand, USA) attended and I'm very...
November 03, 2011 | Comments: 0 -
This rudderless ship is sailing just fine
A still image from one of the videos I'm working on—Keijo doing zazen.
Tenshin Roshi is away in England for a couple of weeks, returning on October 30th. Every year he goes to...
October 23, 2011 | Comments: 0 -
Still using Internet Explorer? Read on...
For the past few months I've been working on a new version of the zmc.org website. It is not a radical departure - it looks pretty much the same just with more pages and more content. The site is...
October 10, 2011 | Comments: 2 -
Mid Training Period Weather Report
Tired with an increasing chance of afternoon thunderstorms.
Well here I finally am, typing away at my first blog post for Yokoji (my first blog post ever in fact). I've been...
October 04, 2011 | Comments: 1 -
Rain, snakes and Subarus
The snake in question
One of the main problems of living on the side of a valley largely composed of dirt is that when rain hits it really takes its toll. This week we were...
September 18, 2011 | Comments: 3 -
Soggy Zen
Even the blue sky of California has a bad day sometimes
The Fall Training Period is now officially under way. The week leading up to it, was as predicted, exhausting, which...
September 06, 2011 | Comments: 2 -
Training Period Looms
The Fall Training Period is creeping up on us with a single solitary week standing between us and it. Training Period at Yokoji, I'm convinced, is a truly valuable way to spend the better part of...
August 27, 2011 | Comments: 0 -
Jizo Day
Today was Jizo Day. Every year we hold a special service, honoring Jizo Bodhisattva, the one who protects and nurtures. In Buddhism, we have a number of different Bodhisattvas who embody various...
August 22, 2011 | Comments: 0 -
Change is Afoot
What is it they say about sleeping dogs?
We held the monthly memorial service for Maezumi Roshi today. On the 14th of every month, we hold a service at the memorial site,...
August 15, 2011 | Comments: 1