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• Working Title

  

  One of the great gifts of a long period of residency at Yokoji, is the chance to experience formal zen training in many different states of being. Joy, anger, fatigue, frustration, boredom,...

  March 25, 2012 | Comments: 7

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• One Teaching in Response

  

  If I had to sum up the last couple of weeks in one word, it would be this: snow. A winter up in the mountains is no stranger to the white stuff, but this winter has been pretending for a long...

  February 28, 2012 | Comments: 2

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• There and Back Again

  

  It’s a common practice of the British to discuss the weather. That seems an apt starting point for this post as we finally have a shift in temperature. The clouds have rolled in and it’s once...

  February 13, 2012 | Comments: 4

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• Zen Medication

  

  Zen Medication. Take twice daily. If dose is exceeded, contact nearest Zen Center immediately as you may require intensive training. Possible side effects include stability, peace of mind, a feeling of good will to all mankind and the desire to help others.

  January 15, 2012 | Comments: 5

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• We don't think winter becomes spring, we don't say spring becomes summer

  

  2012 is upon us. Prepare to be bombarded with Mayan-end-of-the-epoch-themed movies and TV specials as we approach the fall. Here at Yokoji we brought in the New Year in our usual way, with a...

  January 07, 2012 | Comments: 1

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