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Katsu!
by Janice Walter

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According to Professor 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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Zen Fishing - Part 2
by Janice Walter

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​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.

My kids were born. We moved... Click here for more...
Zen Fishing - Part 1
by Janice Walter

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​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. My younger sister and I... Click here for more...
Sit Still And Work Hard
by Janice Walter

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​Some Amaterasu art is very subtle, and this is one of those pieces. In order to be there at the right time to luck out with this photograph, I had to... Click here for more...