The Weight Of Old Things

The Weight Of Old Things

by | zen

I was in the basement with my five-year old son the other day, looking for something among the boxes, furniture, and other assorted cruft that accumulates when you have a home. Basements become a repository of discarded or forgotten items. Items once important, now...
On Mentors: To Sharpen Is To Destroy

On Mentors: To Sharpen Is To Destroy

by | zen

When I was an uchi-deshi, there were special classes reserved for senior students called kenshu (“sword sharpening”). During these classes, I would sit in seiza (“proper sitting”) for 30 minutes or so, listening to the instructor lecture on a...