Archive for the 'homelessness' Category
joe on Aug 22 2008 | Filed under: Dana, homelessness, One Bright Pearl, 2008, zazen, Duckweed, Homeleaving, Zen
My new blog - One Bright Pearl - is finally online although I still am developing the blogs presentation. From today onward, all posts relating specifically to my practice of takuhatsu and zazen as a homeless mendicant following the Way as taught by Dogen Zenji will be posted there.
joe on Aug 21 2008 | Filed under: homelessness, Choices, 2008, Homeleaving, Accountability, Authenticity
This choice I have made is very difficult for Kirstin. It is very difficult for my children.
For the record, Kirstin and I separated over six months ago after a turbulent seven years. We both feel a divorce is in the best interest of everybody. She has decided that she wants to stay and live […]
joe on Aug 20 2008 | Filed under: Denver, Dogen Zenji, Kasaya, Kesa, Shohaku Okumura, homelessness, zazen, 2008, Dana, Homeleaving
The morning sunlight angles across the wooden floor marking the passage of time as customers come and go at Common Grounds Coffee Shop in downtown Denver. I have spent the last two hours trying to resolve a pending domain transfer of onebrightpearl.org, soon to be the blog that will document the next several years of […]