Monthly Message: January 2025
Every December, I share Barbara Crooker’s poem “Solstice” in a dharma talk. She speaks of the despair after 9/11, a despair that remains 23 years…
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Monthly Message: December 2024
Dear Sangha, As we enter another year, may we continually see ways to realize our boundless joy and express eternal gratitude for this gift of…
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HBZ Beginnings: Jun Po Denis Kelly Roshi
This is part of a series on the HBZ lineage. Read Part One & Part Two. On April 14, 1942, Denis Kelly began an extraordinary…
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HBZ Beginnings: Gempo Yamamoto, Soen Nakagawa, Eido Shimano
A look at some of the modern founders of our tradition.
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HBZ Beginnings: Soyen Shaku, Nyogen Senzaki and D.T. Suzuki
Many synergistic steps, truly reflecting the interconnection, interpenetration, and interdependency we understand to be part of Zen took place to bring us HBZ today. These steps also included the faithful contributions of many others, including many women, who played a crucial role in facilitating the unfolding. This series of blogs will tell their story.
