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ramdass

Posted on Feb 19th, 2008 by jhalifax

taking a few days of rest in hawaii before doing a fundraiser for old friend ramdass yesterday, went to beach to meet him he slowly walked with friends on either side holding him as he... More »

miracle

Posted on Feb 5th, 2008 by jhalifax

house made of dawn

Posted on Dec 26th, 2007 by jhalifax

practice in the deep quiet of winter the southwest, clear diamond blue skies smell of pinyon smoke the dances in the pueblos echoing in our valley a sense of timelessness as i walk at dawn... More »

the refuge

Posted on Jul 1st, 2007 by jhalifax

just returned after ten days at prajna mountain forest refuge. meadows deep green, skies brilliant and ever changing. am at home in the mountains. so utterly at peace with the heavens.

Kazuaki Tanahashi, Upaya Zen Center, Ottmar Liebert photo

Posted on Feb 4th, 2007 by jhalifax

brush gathers ink/paint kaz will return here in midaugust for an amazing large brush calligraphy retreat. for informatoin: www.upaya.org

MORE SUBLIME DEFEAT: BODHIDHARMA

Posted on Feb 3rd, 2007 by jhalifax

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 »

beauty

Posted on Feb 2nd, 2007 by jhalifax

if you are short on joy, watch this beautiful video: http://www.dailymotion.com/visited/search/jerome%20murat/video/xf9oo_jerome- note: you might want to cut and paste the link, as i could not get the entire address to activate. otherwise, hit the link... More »

buddha's bowls from roshi joan, upaya zen center

Posted on Feb 1st, 2007 by jhalifax

tokudo ceremony, upaya zen center, roshi joan giving the bowls of the buddha to a novice priest last tuesday morning.