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Ol' Smokey
Our new resident, Kate
As I was walking to the office yesterday morning at about 8:50am I noticed a light haze in the sky around the peaks of the mountains. I figured it must...
July 24, 2011 | Comments: 0 -
The complicated business of business
I've had a busy week in the office. Next Sunday we have our quarterly board meeting, at which I usually present the financial report to see how we are doing in line with the budget that was set at...
July 11, 2011 | Comments: 6 -
Summer Sesshin
We just finished our first sesshin since the Spring Training Period. In the summer we have two or three weekend sesshin which typically start on the Friday night and finish on Sunday morning just...
July 04, 2011 | Comments: 1 -
Home Sweet Home
Mystery moth that we found
I got back last week from a 4 week vacation in sunny old England. I say that ironically, for those unfamiliar with the far from tropical climes of...
June 26, 2011 | Comments: 3 -
Yokoji's 2011 summer team!
Fortunately a good crew will continue to live at Yokoji! And I would like to shed a light on them as they will be the ones who continue to make it possible for you to come and practice at...
June 24, 2011 | Comments: 2 -
The crew is getting smaller...
This month four of us are finishing residency at the Center. Tomorrow Chiso san, our Japanese monk, will be the first to leave. He has been with us for a month and was a real asset--totally...
June 15, 2011 | Comments: 0 -
A nice summerday at Yokoji
This weekend we are hosting a Yoga group and Christ, Jean, Bill and Elaine came to help out with the work. It's great to have you Sangha members from the 'outside world' contribute in this way....
June 05, 2011 | Comments: 0 -
Impermanance, transition.
After 3 months intensive training with 10 or more people pretty much all the time, we have entered the interim period: less zazen and more focus on work. We're of course still training, but the...
May 26, 2011 | Comments: 0 -
The last mile is the longest.....
One more week to go and another training period will be finished. How fast did this one go! And we had such a nice group of steady people. Those who were here from the beginning but also those who...
May 13, 2011 | Comments: 2 -
Many Hands Make Light Work
There is a lot happening at Yokoji at the moment. We've got people coming and going, events springing up one after another (in a good, we-are-running-a-busy-temple kind of a way as opposed to a...
May 08, 2011 | Comments: 1