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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...


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,...


Upaya, part II
A few weeks ago I returned to Europe after my second three-month-period as a resident in Upaya (Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, NM, USA)....


Rohatsu
From december 1st until december 8th we had Rohatsu sesshin here at Upaya. Rohatsu means 'eighth day of the twelfth month' in Japanese....
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