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Takuhatsu in America

My teachers’ teacher, Uchiyama Roshi, practiced Takuhatsu as a mendicant monk. In his book “Takuhatsu: Laughter Through the Tears”, Uchiyama Roshi says, “I thought there might be a crucial relationship between takuhatsu and religion that I could never really know. If there were some intrinsic reason why a person aspiring to live out a religious […]

How To Create Change In Our World Part 1

One of the quickest ways to create change in life is to wake up and do something different, actively change the way in which we start our day.
As I had blogged Thursday evening, “The Tao of Joe” is going through a little change this weekend. I am going to replace the Wordpress Theme I have […]

A Couple Days Off Before Re-Release Of The Tao of Joe

As I had mentioned a few days ago, I am going to change the Wordpress Theme once more as I settle in to blog daily for the next ten years.
“Ten years? WTF,” You may be asking yourself. Yeah, it is a zen thing. If you want to do something well make it your practice for […]