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Katsu!
According to Soto Zen priest Professor John Stevens, in order to avoid the constraints of temple life, the original Zen masters of China lived mostly outdoors. As well, in several of his translated works including Dewdrops on a Lotus Leaf: Zen Poems of Ryokan and Mountain Tasting: Zen Haiku by Santoka Taneda, Professor Stevens provides examples of Zen Masters such as Ryokan and Santoka walking and walking outdoors as part of their regular practice. In short, for modern times, being, skiing, skating, learning, walking.... Click here for more...
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Sit Still And Work Hard
Some photographs are very subtle, and this is one of those pieces. Beaver are known for their hard work building complex, sturdy structures from... Click here for more...
Zen Fishing - Part 2
Eventually, since I hardly ever caught anything really, it became bothersome for me with all of those lines, hooks and plastic baits. So I kept going out in the boats on the water, but I stopped fishing.
We moved closer more than... Click here for more...
Zen Fishing - Part 1
I learned to sit quietly in boats for hours at a time beginning at the age of 5 while on fishing vacations with my parents in a rented aluminum fishing boat. I learned about... Click here for more...
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The Pure Flowing Clear Heavenly Light of the Universe (God) is our Light.
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A Family, Friends and Monastic-Oriented Practice.
A flowing Zen perspective.
