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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 -
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