- Review of "The Social Organization of Zen Practice" by David L. Preston
I read this while I was practicing at Zen Mountain Center in 2003; it describes the effect of peer pressure on new Zen students.
- Adorable!
I had to post this adorable photo of Oshin and Seizan, two students at the Village Zendo.
- Spring 2012 Shuso Hossen
Some photos from this spring's Shuso Hossen, a ceremony in which our practice leader Soshin gave her first dharma talk.
- "Digital Dharma"
I saw Digital Dharma last night at the Rubin Museum: Digital Dharma is E. Gene Smith's epic 50-year journey to find, preserve and digitize more than 20,000 volumes of ancient Tibetan text; a story of one man’s mission that became the [ ... ]
- The Pacific Crest Trail
- Review of "The Snow Leopard" by Peter Matthiessen
- Zen And The Body Politic
I'm re-posting this article I wrote for the Village Zendo Journal in October 2008, about canvassing for Obama with my friends Kim and Myoshin. It was an ideal moment in the Obama / McCain race: the nominees were selected and the parties were [ ... ]
- Review of "The Evolution of God" by Robert Wright
The Evolution of God, 2009 by Robert Wright, has two big ideas. Convincing: Our ideas of gods or God evolve in a social and political context. When we see gain in warfare, we imagine a vengeful God, but when our interests lie in [ ... ]
- Back From Zen Camp
I got back Sunday from two weeks at the Village Zendo's summer retreat; we did an 8-day sesshin and a weeklong precepts study. I practice shikantaza, and although the word means "just sitting," there is some method to it. Indeed, our study [ ... ]
- Zen Camp
I'll be on retreat with the The Village Zendo through August 13. Hello Muddah, hello Fadduh, Here I am at Camp Bodhisattva All this zazen gives me contusions but I think I'm really tackling my delusions