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More Thoughts on the Boston Bombings

Sometimes I get a little experimental with this blog. In my last entry I tried something that had once been very helpful for me, but in a new context. When I first started practicing Buddhism the big, scary bugaboo in the world was not terrorism but the Cold War. Throughout the Reagan Years the world […]

Buddhism And Blowing Up The Boston Marathon

Buddhism And Blowing Up The Boston Marathon

I didn’t really want to write about the incident at the Boston Marathon today. I was all set up to write a perky piece about my weekend. I had a phenomenal weekend! I got to translate on stage for three of the stars of the original Ultraman TV series; Susumu Kurobe, who played Hayata, the […]

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 […]