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New Year’s Eve
A municipal signpost forced upon a variegated landscape. A totem fed with the milk of promises that quickly sour. A cue for attention and reflection, untainted by its provenance. “When you ride in a boat and watch the shore, you might assume that the shore is moving. But when you keep your eyes closely on the boat, you can see [...]
New Year’s Day
Following on from Kyoshin’s post yesterday I would like to add one of my favourite verses for the New Year: Long ago, joy was wrapped in my sleeves – but, tonight, it’s more than I can contain! This poem is quoted by Rennyo Shonin in the 1st Letter of Fascicle 1 of the Ofumi. It [...]
Joya-no-kane
My post for today could pretty much echo last year’s other than that I may not stay up until midnight and my kitten is now an almost fully-grown cat! We’ve got a tradition of having a big clear out of the house on new year’s day, getting rid of excess belongings and clutter, so going [...]
Happy Holidays!
Thank you to all who read, commented on, and supported this blog during 2008 – especially Jeff (Daito), Shinyo, Doug, Jon, Marcus, and of course my co-authors Jishin, Gakko and Ray. Your practice becomes teaching for me. Namuamidabutsu. In the new year I expect to continue my reading of Dōgen’s works, but perhaps more importantly [...]
Poem for the New Year
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