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Jukai Pics
Early on Tuesday morning the heavens opened and the rain came pouring down. And down. It has pretty much stopped now but there are still heavy clouds overhead which are forecast to start clearing...
October 21, 2010 | Comments: 0 -
Goodbye Sesshin, Hello Jukai
The end of another sesshin is almost upon us. We still have another 5 weeks of the Fall Training Period left – four more weeks of regular schedule...
October 17, 2010 | Comments: 1 -
Gakki
Tomorrow we have Maezumi Roshi's monthly memorial service which we will do in the Buddha Hall. This involves a gakki (which according to Google is a 'Memorial service for important teacher in the...
October 13, 2010 | Comments: 0 -
Sesshin: Part II
Last night was the opening of the October 7-day sesshin, number two of the three sesshin that are the cornerstones of each training period at Yokoji. It has been a busy few days! As I mentioned in...
October 11, 2010 | Comments: 0 -
Tree Limbs and Hand Rails
The happy workers of Yokoji unite.
This week seems to be flying by before I even have a chance to write about it. We have a 7-day sesshin starting on Sunday so this is a short...
October 08, 2010 | Comments: 0 -
Thunder and Lightning
I am in the process of shooting a short video for the Center, something I can put on the website and various other places on the internet to show what life at the Center is like. A companion piece...
October 01, 2010 | Comments: 0 -
Stormy Weather
We are currently experiencing some minor turbulence. There is stormy weather approaching. Luckily, the storm that is creeping up is quite literally a weather front rather than a metaphorical...
September 30, 2010 | Comments: 0 -
Tibetans in Technicolor
We are now in the height of guest season and things are busy. Like any other business involved in the hospitality industry (obviously not our raison d'être, but an actuality nonetheless), there...
September 25, 2010 | Comments: 2 -
Move Over Summer - Fall is Here.
We have had few nights in the last month where the temperature would suddenly plummet during the night, going from a daytime 70-80ºF to a cold somewhere-in-the-50sºF kind of a feel. Summer...
September 23, 2010 | Comments: 0 -
That's Reverend Yugen to you
Here are a couple of pictures from my tokudo ceremony today. I really enjoyed the whole thing and was touched that many people came out to be here and witness the ceremony. Thank you to everyone...
September 20, 2010 | Comments: 6