above: Will Garner get out of dodge mixed media on stonehenge paper

Guishan said, "One hundred years from now I will be reborn as a water buffalo at the foot of this mountain. On the left side of the buffalo’s chest the characters, ‘I am a monk of Guishan’ will be written. If you call it the monk of Guishan, it will be a water buffalo. If you call it a water buffalo, it will be the monk of Guishan. Tell me, what will you call it?”

Zen training might involve any of these. 

General advice: begin with a practice that seems likely to fall well within your comfort zone. Stretch later when you feel ready for that.

Daily sitting 7-8 am EST, drop-in, shorter sits welcome, more info here

Online group dharma study and discussion (via email listserv)

One-on-one practice meetings zoom and in person)

100 Monsters: a drawing practice for inquiry and realization

Zen Improv: improv theatre games as a practice and art (group & individual, zoom and in person)

Individualized dharma study (zoom and in person)

Koan study (group and individual, zoom and in person)

Retreats & workshops

Instruction (and sewing of a rakusu) in preparation for receiving the Precepts

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