Author Archives: rtdgba

Dear zen friend 1)     December Sesshin:     12/06,   12/07,   12/08.          Year end Sesshin:        from  12/27  to    12/31.            January Sesshin:       … Continue reading →

Dear zen friend 1)   November Sesshin:    11/08, 11/09,  11/10.         December Sesshin:    12/06, 12/07,  12/08.       The Year End Sesshin:     from  12/27  to   12/31.   2)   There was a … Continue reading →

Dear zen friend 1).   October   Sesshin:     10/11,  10/12,   10/13.          November Sesshin:   11/08,  11/09,  11/10.  2)  In the quiet evening of September 14th,  gunshot was heard nearby,  3 times. I thought … Continue reading →

Dear Zen friend 1)    September Sesshin:   09/06, 09/07, 09/08.         October Sesshin:    10/11, 10/12, 10/13.  2)      Trivia on Tale of Genji.  There was (is in a special occasion)  a specific dance show in … Continue reading →

Dear zen friend 1)   Summer Fest:   08/16 (Fri),    7 am  Chanting,   9 am   Wood splitting.      08/17 (Sat.),    7 am   Chanting,    8 am  Zazen,    2 pm   Dharma talk   … Continue reading →

Dear zen friend 1)  July sesshin:    07/12, 07/13, 07/14. 2)   Summer Fest:     On 08/17 ( Sat.)  2 pm:   Dharma talk by Rev. Tenku Ruff.   The guest speaker has been teaching mainly at  Beacon Zen … Continue reading →

Dear zen friend 1)      June Sesshin:    June o7, 08, 09.             July Sesshin:     July  12, 13, 14.      2)   A couple of robin had been raising their chicks … Continue reading →

Dear zen friend 1)      May Sesshin.    05/10,   05/11,   05/12.           June Sesshin:   06/07,  06/08,   06/09.   2). When driving Warner Hill Road, we often encounter two or three deer. They … Continue reading →

Dear zen friend 1)     April Sesshin:       from  04/12  to   04/16.         May Sesshin:      from   05/10   to   05/14.  2)     The latest winter was easy to … Continue reading →

Dear zen friend 1)   March sesshin:    from   03/08  to  03/12.         April sesshin:       from.   04/12  to  04/16.  2)   Just after 4 pm on 01/01/2024, M7.6 earthquake rocked Noto Peninsula … Continue reading →