Archived Posts
New Year’s Greeting – 1 January 2016
Good morning. Happy New Year 2016. I suppose I could end my greeting here and have said perhaps the most important thing I could say. Somehow though it doesn’t seem enough. So I’ll just keep going. I received an email New Years message from a Sangha member today. In the email, the individual shared with…
Name of Buddha – Part 7 – February 11, 2019
I’ve mentioned in this writing that I wanted to discuss a mystical approach to being in and with the Lotus Sutra. I realize that this may seem controversial to some people, and I am comfortable with their controversy. I firmly believe that our practice, religious and spiritual is an individual experience and no one can,…
Spending Some Time With Long Time Friends – May 20, 2019
Here are some photos from my last day in Seattle. Leah and her boyfriend Pete drove up from Portland to spend some time together. Leah was my Japanese language tutor when I was studying at Portland State University 11 years ago. She also came to Japan when I graduated from Shingyo Dojo. Some of these photos were taken while we did a couple Geocaching hunts.