Sangha News

By Shoan Osho Look!How one vow unfoldsinto a thousand blessings!  —from Chozen Roshi’s memorial poem at Daidoshi’s funeral 

By Shoan Osho Our only prayer is to be firm in our determination to give ourselves completely to the Buddha’s Way, so that no doubts arise however long the road...

By Shoan Osho At night, deep in the mountainsI sit in meditation.The affairs of the world never reach here:Everything is quiet and empty,All the incense has been swallowed up by...

By Shoan Osho For Muge Daido Daiosho: The Great WayIs not difficult—Slip the oar into the water on Long Pond. Is not easy—Build a seamless temple in the rain and snow. It is...

By Shoan Osho Each training week, the sangha gathers in the rear of the zendo around an altar devoted to the Monastery and Temple’s guardian deity, Hakuryu-o Daizenjin, the white...

It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Senior Monastic Michael Choke Yukon Grody. Our dear brother and friend slipped away peacefully in the midst of a formidable wind storm...

Since early September, we’ve been keeping the sangha informed through email of our dear brother Mn. Yukon’s health condition. In the interest of sharing this news more widely, we’re adding...

Rudy, the Monastery’s beloved, orange tabby, left his body on Thursday, May 31st, following a brief illness. He had undergone a number of tests over the past several months to...

The rhythm of the Monastery’s training year brought the fullness of ango to a close with the Precepts Ceremony of Jukai for five students, followed by the Shuso Hossen for...

By Sandy Joshin Del Valle Solar energy isn’t anything new anymore, yet the recent additions to the Monastery’s solar array at the Han Shan meadow still bring a spark of...