a temple in kyoto, july 2026 jianyuan tapped the coffin and asked, "alive or dead?" daowu replied, "i won't say alive, i won't say dead." blue cliff record, case 55 ashes of whom laid to to rest rainwaters tomorrow's rest the time of who is gone is now travels entrusted to urns kept safe of names' erring what do they do we know

the moon and sun are eternal travelers. even the years wander on. a lifetime adrift in a boat, or in old age leading a tired horse into the years, every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home. mastuō basho / narrow road to the interior in memory of jivan west a sea stack stands there alone vastness without shore sprawling waves wash over you starlit nights illumine your face it's summer time murmur of branches music for the roots reaching far into where passingness

korin-ji, kyoto, july 2026 in memoriam maria engelhart sitting next to no one together listening to the burble of the rain

david chadwick, at talking leaves library, sanur, bali, 8 february 2026 erring cloud sangha/ talk transcript / february 10, 2026 Yesterday, April 14, I contacted David's wife Katrinka, to ask if I could go to their house to pay David a visit as I knew he was ill. She got back to me to announce that David had passed on February 24 and that a big ceremony was held for him at Green Gulch Farm (Green Dragon Temple), in Marin County, California, on Sunday April 12. In light of his

talk on 2 december, 2025 erring cloud sangha Summary: This Dharma talk on December 2, 2025, led by Hamid, explores Master Dogen’s Genjo Koan ("Actualizing the Fundamental Point"), using the metaphor of fanning oneself to illustrate that while Buddha nature is inherent—like the wind—practice is the necessary action of "hoisting the sail" to actualize it in the present moment. Hamid: As you may have seen from the group post yesterday, we're going to talk about the end