The lessons of building a green house and taking care of a structure’s shaky corner
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
Dharma Glimpse: Learning to Rest
Why rest is not just desirable, but absolutely essential for animals and our own human lives
Dharma Glimpse: Blizzards and Buddhist Shelters
A snowstorm, farm animals on the homestead, and living with the “weather” in our lives
Teaching the Dharma
Sensei Alex Kakuyo brings an poetic touch to your Dharma practice with vivid and evocative haikus written to inspire
Woodworking Haikus
Sensei Alex Kakuyo brings an poetic touch to your Dharma practice with vivid and evocative haikus written to inspire
Garden Haikus
Haiku #1 Plant the seeds in dirtWait calmly for them to growWhat if they do not Haiku #2 Plant fruit trees for foodTheir roots cut through the soilTheir fruit tastes like dirt Haiku #3 Water the gardenThe plants are hot and thirsty I am thirsty too
Snow in the Spring Time
Haiku # 1 Snow falls from the skyThe calendar says it’s SpringThe snow does not care Haiku #2 Planning my gardenPrepping the soil to plant seedsSnow ruins my pans Haiku #3 Winter snow is funI enjoy it every yearSpring snow… not so much
Fire Haiku
1. Light a bonfireQuickly, write down all my sinsToss them in the flames 2. Do not get too closeFire burns through flesh and boneBut stay close enough 3. Winter is so coldThe snow gets deeper each dayA fire would be nice