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It's been a while...
As you can see, this is my first blog post in more than a year and a half. Recently I felt that I do want to start writing again. But let...


Transmission ceremony
On January 6th we had a big ceremony at Upaya. Two men, Joshin and Genzan, received dharma transmission [NL: ontvingen dharma...


Volunteering at a homeless shelter
This summer I went on my first street retreat [NL: straat retraite]. With 8 other Upaya residents we spent 4 days on the streets of Santa...


Soto Zen and Rinzai Zen
I will soon be flying to the US again. I left Upaya Zen Center in July and I will be returning soon. In the meantime I have been in...


Upaya, part III
Mid july I came back to Holland after my third stay as a resident at Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, NM, USA. Over the last months I...


Street retreat
A few weeks ago I returned from my first street retreat. I promised to write something about it, and I do want to because it is still on...


Straatretraite
Een week of 2 geleden ben ik terug gekomen van mijn eerste straatretraite. Ik heb beloofd om daar wat over te schrijven, en dat wil ik...
Going on street retreat
Next week, on june 30th, I'll be going on street retreat. With a group of around 10 other Upaya residents we'll be living on the streets...
Voorbereiding op straatretraite
Volgende week, op 30 juni, ga ik op straat retraite. Met een groep van ongeveer 10 andere Upaya residents gaan we 4 dagen op straat leven...


Me and my teacher in Upaya
I am back in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, for my third period of 90 days as a resident at Upaya Zen Center. I was happy to return,...
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