A reminder to be grounded – beyond past, future, and even the present
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
Mountain Buddha
Returning home to the mountain and to where the Presence is: a new poem from Sensei Alex
Getting A Little Help
The lessons of building a green house and taking care of a structure’s shaky corner
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