There is a bumper sticker on Bodhin Kjolhede’s car that reads: “Ask me about my vow of silence.” We are driving to the Rochester Zen Center’s retreat house, located at Chapin Mill, forty minutes from the city. Bodhin’s hair is short, but not shaved off, and he is dressed in a navy blue short-sleeve shirtContinue reading “Bodhin Kjolhede”
Monthly Archives: July 2021
Genjo Marinello
I would eventually have an opportunity to spend time at Dai Bai Zan Cho Bo Zen Ji in Seattle, meeting its abbot – Genjo Marinello – and joining the regular morning sitting group not only for zazen but also for coffee at a local cafe which has a table waiting for them. No one blinksContinue reading “Genjo Marinello”
AZTA Conference – July 8, 2021
[photo above with Genjo Marinello Roshi] [The American Zen Teachers’ Association invited me to address their Annual Conference on July 8, 2021. This is the text of that speech.] I started writing because my leg broke. I’d been taking a medication for osteoporosis called Fosamax. You used to see a lot of ads for FosamaxContinue reading “AZTA Conference – July 8, 2021”
Bobby Rhodes/Zen Master Soeng Hyang
In addition to the Japanese teachers who came to North America in the ’60s and ’70s, there were also Zen teachers from China, Vietnam, and Korea. The focus of my early books had been on the tradition as it came from Japan, but people frequently mentioned the importance in America of the Korean teacher, SeungContinue reading “Bobby Rhodes/Zen Master Soeng Hyang”
Richard Bryan McDaniel 