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dear friends, i am just settling down after nearly thirty hours of flying....... and trying to comprehend what i have been through this past month. vietnam was powerful enough...... with the people rising from the... More »
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UPAYA ZEN CENTER upaya@upaya.org www.upaya.org 505 986 8518 Santa Fe, New Mexico January 4, 2008 – February 3, 2008 WINTER PRACTICE PERIOD: Exploring the Science and Art of Zen Roshi Joan Halifax with Faculty listed... More »
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photo by Ottmar Liebert at extraordinary workshop on calligraphy in color by Kaz Tanahashi
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more from the book by kazuaki tanahashi and roshi joan halifax: SUBLIME DEFEAT Don’t Know Legend has it that Bodhidharma, a monk from India, arrived in the southern part of China in the sixth century... More »
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kaz and i decided one day to write a book called "sublime defeat." we wrote down some stories and finally did nothing. i guess the project was defeated. but i recently found the manuscript, so... More »
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One Morning Glory and Many Ashes Hiteyoshi Toyotomi was the regent of Japan in the sixteenth century. He was born the son of a peasant, and became a spear holder for a samurai. Eventually with... More »
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zen master eijei dogen, 1200's, soto school of zen in the sesshin, we explore his poetry and the natural world gave talk today on mountains proclaiming the sutras recalled climbing mt. fuji when i was... More »
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kaz today, walking up from the zendo, dark glasses reflecting the clear winter day lips pursed in an enigmatic smile oh well........... see him here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/upaya/sets/72157594261439082/
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this must be bodhidharma kaz is playing again with color and minimum stroke like the old redbeard at shaolin
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calligraphy in color, rare. we gather at upaya feb. 2-4, to explore hues and stroke, brush tip and white surface. wild kazuaki tanahashi santa fe snow crystal blue skies stillness and sun soaked ochre adobe... More »
