Yukue Fumei (行方不明)

Yukue Fumei (行方不明)

I wanted the title to display in Japanese. But I failed to understand how to make that happen in Word Press. So I wrote it in MS Word and then took a screen shot of it in Preview. You can see it over there to your left. I use computers the way a caveman might. […]

Brief Comments on Burqas, Hijabs, Niqabs and Nudity in General

But before I begin, tomorrow, Saturday April 6, 2013 at 10 am we will have our usual Saturday zazen thing at 237 Hill St., Santa Monica, CA 90405. It’s open to everyone, beginners are encouraged. Please come! Then on Sunday April 7, 2013 at 10 am come to Against The Stream 4300 Melrose Avenue. Los […]

Zen Has No Morals? Your MOM Has No Morals!

First up: Today at 10 AM at Hill Street Center, 237 Hill St., Santa Monica, CA 90405, we will have our month ZEN & YOGA get-together. Come do some Yoga and some Zen! Next up: Tomorrow, Sunday March 31, 2013, I will lead a ZEN MORNING SERVICE at 10 AM at Against The Stream, 4300 […]

When I Was Dead

I’m working on a new “real” post for this blog. This one is just kind of an interim thing. The other day I was at Amoeba Records and found a CD called Spectre by Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians. It is a CD sent out by A&M Records to radio stations to promote Hitchcock’s 1993 […]

I Don’t Give a Damn About My Bad Reputation

Reputation is a funny thing. In my career here in Zen Land, I’ve adopted the policy that it’s better if people think you’re worse than you really are and then get surprised when you’re nice than it is to have people think you’re saintly and then get shocked and outraged when they find out you’re […]