Frank, Tom and I returned from Hokyoji Zen Practice Community https://hokyoji.org/, where we spent last week at the annual Jewel Mirror Sesshin.
I was again co-leading with Hoyoji’s guiding teacher Dokai Georgesen and Daigaku Rumme from Confluence Zen Center in St. Louis. We each gave two Dharma talks on the Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi by Dongshan Liangjie.

It was a joy sitting in the middle of the serene scenery in south-eastern Minnesota, still and peaceful in zazen. Besides sitting, there was walking, eating and work practice, all in “noble” silence.
Everybody is looking forward to the Rohatsu Sesshin in December, please join us for that!

Here are photos: