One Bright Pearl

the white ox refuses to leave
suddenly - Bong!
dinner bell ringing
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Rohatsu Sesshin is upon us here at Sanshinji. We will begin by having dinner together at 6:00pm and then meet again at 7:30pm for Okumura Roshi’s orientation talk. When he finishes sharing his words of encouragement, we will turn and face the wall, as the Buddha did all those years ago.
We sit a classic Uchiyama [...]

Like a complete unknown, that’s how it feels. It doesn’t deter or sway me. Being homeless is not that big a deal when you have a direction to go, a deep intention carrying your load.
At this time I live in a tent on the property of Sanshin Zen Community. I have use of the kitchen [...]

Seeing a caterpillar, I am reminded how much I miss Georgia and Spencer. Over the past couple of years we have explored so many wonders on the land around our house in Pittsboro, North Carolina. I remember experiencing Georgia’s confidence grow as she began to catch toads and small lizards and skinks. Spencer, being younger, [...]

“What is there to worry about, what problem exists now?” I often ask myself when I realize that I am a million miles from the present, fixated on a perceived problem. All it takes is a single look and problems dissolve. Yet the fact remains, I must work out a means to support myself as [...]

Showed up in the zendo at Sanshin for morning zazen. It was good to be sitting with sangha.