MEANDERINGS

Calligraphy hanging in our sangha room is a gift from Enraky-ji Temple’s Ven. Kobori Kojitsu for Shingaku’s formal tokudo ceremony."尽 ‐zin" means to do one’s best or devote oneself into something"真‐shin" means truth or real"心‐shin” means heart or mindDevote yourself...

Dear Sangha Members,  In my job as an education consultant, I was scheduled to lead a full-day professional development session on a recent Saturday for one of the schools I support. The training started at 8:30, and I showed up an hour early to have some extra time...

Dear Sangha Members, As I logged onto one of my social media accounts this week, I was pleasantly reminded of my journey on the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage by a "three years ago today" photo that popped up in my feed. The beauty of the cherry blossoms in this photo...

Dear Sangha Members,  In her book Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out Ruth King writes, “Racism is a heart disease. Many of us can live for a while with a heart disease without knowing it, and others of us know we have a heart disease but are...