Author Archives: rtdgba

Dear zen friend 1) June sesshin: 06/07 – 06/11 July sesshin: 07/12 – 07/16 2) Baika (Sotoshu Songs) Lesson: On June 20th (Thursday) from 9 am to noon. Baika teacher is Rev. Kuga Shonen with Rev. Kojima Shumyo as attendant. … Continue reading →

Dear Zen Friend 1)               May  Sesshin:            from  05/10  to  05/14                   June Sesshin:            from  06/07  to  06/11 2)  Spring Cleaning:  On May 4th  (Saturday)   from  9am  to 3 pm.      Pot luck lunch at noon.      If … Continue reading →

Dear Friend 1)      April Sesshin:          from   04/12  to  04/16          May Sesshin:           from  05/10  to  05/14 2)   These days I take bus to go to cities. Bus stop is 2 .2 miles away, which is a walking distance. … Continue reading →

Dear zen friends 1)        March Sesshin          03/08  to  03/12            April Sesshin             04/12  to  04/16 2)  I expected this winter would be long. The first snow fell in October. Yet I did not think the weather would be hard like … Continue reading →

Dear zen friend 1)        February Sesshin         from  02/08  to  02/12            March Sesshin             from  03/08  to  03/12 2)  Mr. Yuichiro Miura is a professional skier and a climber. He was known to have acted on an adventurous challenge on high … Continue reading →

Dear Zen friend A Happy New Year! 1)    January Sesshin            from  01/18  to  01/22        February Sesshin           from  02/08  to  02/12 2)   On last day of the sesshin 31st, we found a big owl perching … Continue reading →

Dear Zen friend 1)         December sesshin:           from 12/07   to   12/09              Year end sesshin:             from 12/27   to   12/31              January sesshin:               from 01/18   to   01/22 2) November is in winter with half foot snow. Snow this year is wet and … Continue reading →

Dear Zen friend 1)       November   Sesshin::    from 11/09  to  11/13           December   Sesshin:     from  12/07  to  12/09           Year End     Sesshin::     from  12/27  to  12/31 2)   I used to start stove in the beginning of December. … Continue reading →

Dear Zen friend 1)     October sesshin         from    10/12   to    10/16         November sesshin     from    11/09   to    11/13 2)  There are many rainy days. Stacked firewood does not look dry. A worry … Continue reading →

Dear Zen friend 1) September sesshin: from 09/07 to 09/11 October sesshin: from 10/12 to 10/16 2) “Alan Watts – in the Academy” compiled by Peter Columbus and Donadrian Rice, published by Suny Press won the Gold medal of the … Continue reading →