Earlier this month, my family and I travelled to Japan for two weeks. For reasons I will explain in the following, I had my own reason to go. Additionally, my children are at an age where it would be feasible (10 and 7), Marcie and I felt it was a great opportunity to...
Last month, I was fortunate enough to attain Enryakuji’s Endon Jukai, on Mt Hiei, Japan. This is the formal ceremony of taking the 10 Major and 48 Minor Bodhisattva Precepts as outlined by the Tendai school’s founder Dengyo Daishi Saicho. Though my time on the...
This last month, we held the Tendai-shu New York Betsuin 2024 Doshu/Soryo Gyo, a training period for aspiring Tendai priests. We are fortunate to be able to conduct this training, and one pivotal factor in being able to do so is by benefit of our community, our...
By the end of this month, the Spring Equinox will be upon us, although it does not currently feel like it outside in Upstate New York. The equinox is when there is equal light and dark to our day and is meant to be a representation of balance between extremes. The...
Koshin’s Meandering With the equinox just past, the onset of October brings chilly winds and the change in leaves around the Northeast. The feeling of fall is definitely setting in. The shift echoes the recent changes in my own life. A lot has changed....
