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Sunday Schedule Canceled—Sesshin 1-day Delay
Due to the current weather, the Sunday schedule for tomorrow (August 3rd) is canceled. The sesshin due to start tomorrow will now start on Monday instead, with registration beginning at 3:30pm on...
August 02, 2014 | Comments: 0 -
Practicing Through the Yokoji Fire and Floods
Two weeks ago marked the anniversary of the Mountain Fire. We have made huge progress since the devastation that occurred last summer and fall. The damage has been repaired, preventative...
July 30, 2014 | Comments: 5 -
Dharma Combat Spring 2014
Congratulations to Susan Yushin Tipton who finished her period as the head trainee with the traditional dharma combat ceremony. The ceremony was held on May 18th, on the last day of both the May...
June 04, 2014 | Comments: 0 -
Jukai: Taking the Precepts
Congratulations to Susan Yushin Tipton and Muriel Sokei Sasaki who received the Buddhist precepts from Tenshin Roshi today at the conclusion of the April 2014 sesshin.
Susan was given the...
April 13, 2014 | Comments: 10 -
Training Period Underway
The Spring Training Period started as planned on Monday, March 3rd. It started on time according to plan B, that is, which was rapidly formed as the huge storm that swept through a few weeks back...
March 13, 2014 | Comments: 0 -
Weathered the Storm
The storm has now spent itself—there are still clouds lingering and the occasional spell of light rain, but the worst has definitely passed. The grounds this morning were no more damaged than...
March 02, 2014 | Comments: 6 -
So Far So Good
Jokai and I went up to Yokoji this morning during a lapse in the rain and were relieved to see that everything is fine so far. The mile-long dirt road is damaged in places, but nothing that isn't...
March 01, 2014 | Comments: 13 -
Sunday Schedule Canceled
Due to the weather, the Sunday Schedule for March 2nd is canceled and the start of the sesshin will be postponed. According to the forecast, the storm will finish by Sunday afternoon, so we will...
February 28, 2014 | Comments: 1 -
New Event Calendar
We had an email this week from someone who wondered if we were aware of a "spectacular offer to become the director of a hotel if we contribute towards $11million" that had appeared on our events...
February 08, 2014 | Comments: 2 -
The Gates are Open
The temple gates at Yokoji are fully open once more. The regular interim schedule has been in place since the beginning of the year, we have being going ahead with the
January 31, 2014 | Comments: 1