Building a Better Life
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
23 August 2022
Lessons on the Dharma, woodworking, and making mistakes
Learning to Take Refuge
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
26 July 2022
Buddhist reflections on the many forms of refuge we might find in life and the importance of healthy, upright, and skillful refuges
Every Choice Is a Mistake
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
23 June 2022
Accepting the inherent imperfections of life in samsara and holding faith in the journey itself
Kinks in the Garden Hose
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
24 May 2022
Like kinks in a garden hose, our lives and Buddhist practice can give us difficulties that need a little extra work to resolve
Being a Buddha, Being a Servant
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
21 April 2022
Through Buddhist practice and relationship with nature we find that responsibility means caring deeply for even the little things
Building a Container of Contentment
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
26 March 2022
Looking at how building a thriving garden is much like building a thriving life and the help that the Noble Eightfold Path offers
Footprints in the Snow
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
15 February 2022
Finding gratitude for our community ancestors in the snowy paths of winter
Mindfulness and Amida Buddha
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
21 January 2022
Relying on Amida Buddha to cultivate wholesome attitudes and right mindfulness
Thirsty Chickens and Dirty Water
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
22 December 2021
Developing relationships with animals can help us see more deeply into the ignorance in human nature
Living a Life without Purpose
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
23 November 2021
Shifting from worldly purpose to living the bodhisattva vows
Planting the Seeds of Enlightenment
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
27 October 2021
Recognizing that our thoughts and deeds plant seeds for future experiences
Enlightenment and Abuse in Buddhist Sanghas
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
23 September 2021
Reflecting on ethics to confront our naivete and abusive teachers