Author Archives: rtdgba

Dear zen friend 1)   March mini sesshin:   03/10  to. 03/12        April mini sesshin:  04/07/  to  04/09 2)  At 7 am in the morning of February 4th, I looked at the thermostat outside the window and … Continue reading →

Dear zen friend 1)  February Mini Sesshin;   from  02/10   to   02/12      March Mini Sesshin:    from   03/10   to  03/12  2)  Last November,  when I came back from a trip, a big porcupine was … Continue reading →

Dear zen friend 1) January Mini Sesshin:   from  01/20  to  01/22  February Mini Sesshin:  from  02/10  to  02/12 2)  Once upon a time Uchiyama Roshi mentioned that Sawaki Roshi did not fully grasp zen until the age of 65. … Continue reading →

Dear zen friend  1)  December Mini sesshin:   12/09,  10,  11.       Year end Mini sesshin:  12/29, 30, 31.         January Mini sesshin:   01/13, 14, 15.   2)  At Zenshuji Temple in Los Angeles Jukaie (Receiving precepts) … Continue reading →

Dear zen friend 1)  November mini Sesshin:    11/04, 05, and 06.   Valley Zendo is closed on 13th Sunday and 20th Sunday in November.    December mini Sesshin:  12/ 09,  10,  and 11.   December Year End mini Sesshin: … Continue reading →

Dear zen friend  1)  October Mini Sesshin.  7th, 8th, and 9th.   Sitting period:   from 8 am to 5 pm.  November Mini Sesshin.  4th, 5th, and 6th.  Valley Zendo is closed to public on 13th and 20th in November.  … Continue reading →

Dear zen friend 1)  It is planned to hold mini sesshin   on 9th, 10th, and 11th in September. Participants sit from 8 am to 5 pm.  The session is held for 3 days.  Easy schedule is good to start … Continue reading →

Dear friend 1)  In the middle of July two weeks ago, it was hot and humid.  Basement was the only place to feel relieved.  It is cool in the mornings in the end of July.  Summer is about to go.  … Continue reading →

Dear zen friend 1)  There was a nest of a couple of phoebes a foot above my head in the woodshed.   It was sunny with breezing air on 14th of June.  When I entered the woodshed at around 1 … Continue reading →

Dear zen friend 1) We have been under perfect weather.  Flowers have decorated gardens.  New phoebes are about to born.  A deer and a fawn were walking along the road.  I attended a memorial service on Sunday.  Memory of corona … Continue reading →