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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…

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…

February 5, 2010

Present: My philosophy.

Of course, no one cares about my philosophy, why should they? Nishijima Roshi wrote a poem, “To practice Buddhism is to practice Zazen”, he…

January 10, 2009

Past: Zen Retreat Shizuoka

Zen Retreat, Shizuoka, Japan. Once or twice a year we would have a 4 day meditation retreat at the temple in Shizuoka. In this photo,…

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…

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.

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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