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For some people Easter may be no more than chocolate rabbits and painted eggs but the Resurrection story has profound meaning for all of...

My aging cherry Bursts forth her blossoms once more Spring is in the air My mind drifts away To memories of glory In the good old days...

“I am moved to break the betrayal of my own silences and to speak from the burnings of my own heart.” On April 4, 1967, Martin Luther...

It’s bad enough to be physically separated in these days of social isolation. But it’s worse if we feel psychologically isolated too....

My family came from Japan to the United States in March 1953. My mother was isolated as a foreigner, a legal status that was to change...

The simple prayer: Oh my God, I am here; We are here; You are here, is a practice of uniting in vulnerability and humility to our true,...

“I sense that I’m having a strange, unknown experience. And it helps me to be closer to the feelings of those who suffer, to feel more...

幸せについてのトークやワークショップが行われる「Shiawase 2020」が、日本時間の３月20日9:00 〜18:00までオンラインで開かれます。僕が基調講演「ハートフルネスに生きる」でカリフォルニアから登壇します。(アメリカ西海岸時間の17:40-18:20)。 ...

Learning without Teaching. This was one of Reverend Daiko Matsuyama’s messages from Zen that resonates with my approach to education....

“I’ve been seeing a lot of 2’s lately,” my wife remarked casually. That night I woke up at looked at the clock: 2:22. “It’s grandma...

In June 2019 I participated in the “What’s after mindfulness?” Urban retreat of the 11thGlobal conference on Buddhism in Berkeley,...

THE STATE OF THE CHILDREN What if instead of a State of the Union to talk about the health of the economy, our nation gave a State Of The...

Judith Kajiwara will visit Stanford tomorrow, Wed, February 5th, for a conversation on Japanese Butoh. 1:30 PM-2:30 PM, Harmony House....

Dr. Kamilah Majied will join me at Stanford tomorrow, February 4, for a Contemplative Celebration of Black History. Her interactive...

Happy Birthday Mom! 96 is a lot of birthdays and too many candles so we’ll just put one on top of the cake. We’re hoping you can have a...

Many thanks for all the kind souls who took a moment in their precious lives to send me a birthday greeting. It’s a wonderful feeling to...