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The Zen of the Semiconductor
June 24, 2022
A cautionary tale: I continue to experience the lingering effects of allowing this silent retreat experience to be invaded by a strong-force from outside the retreat. (Even through something as
Whiplash in Retreat
June 22, 2022
I’m in an awful funk the last several days, almost a kind of depression. There is a reason. After weeks of maintaining silent retreat, I let it get punctured several
Everything is Only TV
June 17, 2022
I returned to our home temple, Hwa Gye Sah, in the mountains of Seoul after completing a second 100-day solo retreat in the Jiri Sahn Mountains, in the winter of
On Journal Writing in Zen Retreats [Video]
February 25, 2022
In many kinds of spiritual retreats, the practice of “journal writing” is emphasized. And this can be helpful for certain kinds of spiritual pursuits, especially where there is some therapeutic
Nothing Is In Control
February 15, 2022
Here is the latest video from the creative team here at Zen Center Regensburg. Enjoy! And do please relax — nothing really is in control.
My Job
July 31, 2021
Basically, this is the training modality of a Zen retreat, in condensed form: Sometimes I’m the coach-guy, and the retreatants are the competitor; but what they don’t realize is that,
