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“If you see something that looks like a starAnd it’s shooting up out of the ground…” The sun barely a few days beyond the equator. I can already see the light reflected simultaneously from top and bottoms of leaves. This trail faces due east, and a strong wind is blowing me directly up the mountain.Continue reading “Blog Post 9-25-22”

In observance of the Autumnal Equinox we will have a reading of the Aspiration Prayer of Samatabhadra on Thursday, September 22nd at the Tea House. Please join us if you can. Deep peace, Issan & Zenho

Blog Post 9-18-22 “Zuiban nagaku ikasarette itadaire orimasu ne (I have been caused to live by the deep-conditions of the universe to which I am humbly and deeply grateful)” – old Jiko in A Tale For The Time Being, Ruth Ozeki. After cleaning out a mouse nest, I have finished putting new insulation in theContinue reading

-CG JUNG THE NATURE OF DREAMS points to the innate clarity of the natural, or resting state of mind. Emanations of mind in dreams are ornamentation of primordial or unconditioned awakened mind. We have been enjoying a remarkable experience of discovery and awakening in the Dream Koan Group! As we engage in the imagery ofContinue reading “DREAMS ARE THE FACTS FROM WHICH WE MUST PROCEED.”

Dear Sangha,12 Grimmwauld Place.Those with an eye to see, know it is there. A place of refuge for the Order of thePhoenix. It is a place that appears suddenly, out of nowhere. Ordinary laws ofspace and time do not apply. Sirius Black gave his love and his life in offering thisrefuge. Generous.We have been talkingContinue reading “#12 Grimmwauld Place”

Noah Seltzer, one of Zenho Sensei’s students is offering a weekly poem to the sangha. Here is the poem for this week: It turns out it is not what I thought it was those mornings traversing the excruciations of the mind  would not  ungrasp me  that I would not figure it out  find the solution Continue reading “Rohatsu 2022”

“Sesshin is a period of time, usually ranging from 2 – 7 days, in which silence is maintained and the focus is on zazen. Sesshin is a cornerstone of Zen practice for which there is no substitute—it is essential for any practitioner who hopes to gain insight into their true nature. Sesshin, while commonly understood as aContinue reading “What is Zazenkai/Sesshin”

Dear Sangha, “I have a firm belief in this now. Not only in terms of my own experience, but in knowing the experience of other people. When you follow your bliss. And by bliss I mean the deep sense of being in it and doing what the push is out of your own existence. AndContinue reading

  Greetings, I was reading two books this past week (actually 3 or 4), switching back and forth from one to the other. One day, I found myself reading the same poem from Ancestor Keizan in two: “Though we have vast billions ranging to the clear blue sky in autumn, How can it compare toContinue reading

Greetings! First, I’d like to comfort you and address your concerns about Jukai and the timing thereof. I sincerely regret if I have created a feeling of anxiety in anyone by my incomplete communications. Zenho and I are planning to do a Jukai Ceremony, hopefully for a few folks together, whomever feels ready, in JanuaryContinue reading “Vows”