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February 16, 2024

Lost And Alone Magazine 1994

While living at the Zazen Dojo and studying with Gudo Wafu Nishijima Sensei I was interviewed by Paul Maxwell for “Lost and Alone” magazine….

January 31, 2021

Zazen in the Dojo Zendo.

While living at the Dojo, I sat Zazen in the Zendo each day. Usually 4 times but often much more. At that time, in…

January 31, 2021

Zazen in Kamakura

While studying Zen at the Dojo w Gudo Wafu Nishijima, some of us would sit Zazen on the streets of Kamakura, not far from…

August 15, 2020

Past: Zen Ordination Ceremony

After living in the Zazen Dojo for a year and a half, Nishijima Sensei asked if I would like to become a monk under…

March 22, 2020

Past: Outside the Temple.

This photo was taken in Shizuoka; between sitting zazen I enjoyed walking in the surrounding tea fields.

March 22, 2020

Past: The Dojo Kitchen with Friends.

The kitchen at the Dojo is where we all spent a lot of time together. We talked, told stories, cooked food and ate. Here…

March 23, 2019

Past: Zazen Dojo

The Zazen Dojo was a large three story building with many rooms. In the kitchen we shared all the food and the money for…

March 23, 2019

Daibutsu

The “Great Buddha” or Daibutsu is a famous giant statue in Kamakura, Japan at the located at the Kotoku-in Temple. I spent many hours…

February 11, 2019

How to meditate.

January 1, 2019

Present: What now?

Starting Jan 1st, 2019, I’ll be sitting/meditating each day on Facebook Live.You can “friend me” and join in at: Sitting Zen. This has become…

September 7, 2014

Present: Regarding Meditation

There’s a lot of information online about how to start meditating so my two cents are hardly needed, but here goes nothing… When I…

January 2, 2014

Past: Early life at the Dojo

In 1990 I moved into the Ida Ryogokudo Zazen Dojo. When I first arrived in Japan, I was living in Tokyo in a 4…

December 30, 2013

Past: Zazen Dojo Sign

This photo was taken of the sign just to the right of the door to the Zazen Dojo. I always loved this sign, it…

January 2, 2013

Past: Retreat in Shizuoka

Once or twice a year we would travel from Chiba to Shizuoka to do a four day meditation retreat. The temple was in the…

June 4, 2012

Past: Day Retreat at the Dojo

While living at the Dojo, several times each year we would host a one day retreat. During the day we would meditate about 8…

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The Benefits of Meditation (psychology today)

1 – Increases immune function
2 – Decreases Pain
3 – Decreases Inflammation at the Cellular Level
4 – Increases Positive Emotion
5 – Decreases Depression/Anxiety/Stress
6 – Increases social connection
7 – Increases emotional intelligence
8 – Makes you more compassionate
9 – Makes you feel less lonely
10 – Improves regulation of your emotions
11 – Improves your ability to introspect
12 – Increases grey matter
13 – Increases cortical thickness/paying attention
14 – Increases your focus/attention
15 – Improves your ability to multitask
16 – Improves your memory
17 – Improves creative thinking
28 – It Makes You Wise

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