A. Jesse Jiryu Davis

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Garrison, NY December 2018. Snowy woods around the Garrison Institute, during the Village Zendo's year-end retreat.
RIP Grace Grace Hopper Armstrong Davis was an engineer and a friend. She is survived by her sister, from whom she was estranged at the time of her death.
The Day That Yunmen Broke His Foot The old stories all have the same punchline: the monk was suddenly enlightened. What really happens when we have an experience of insight?
Rules for Hyenas If we treat the Zen precepts as a set of rules to obey, that's just conformity. Let's use them instead as a tool for busting the hierarchy!
API Evolution the Right Way Ten covenants that responsible library authors keep with their users.
Recap: PyGotham 2018 Speaker Coaching With your help, we raised money for PyGotham speakers to receive free training from opera singer and speaking coach Melissa Collom.
Please Vote for My ConFoo Proposals I have some ideas to share at ConFoo 2019 in Montréal. Vote for me!
Kojin and Bailey July 5, 2018. Kojin and his dog Bailey, at Yokoji Zen Mountain Center.
Coco July 2, 2018. The Yokoji monastery dog.
The Meteor What if you knew you had 30 minutes to live? Would you want to be awakened?