This is a first posting. I live in a little town in northern New Mexico and have been in Zen practice since the mid 1980s but also have studied and practiced Theravada Buddhism and Vajrayana (mostly in Asia). My introduction to Zen was at New York Zendo in Manhattan and at the upstate Dai Bosatsu monastery. The roshi was Eido Shimano.
In the early 90s I spent some time at Sogen-Ji monastery in Okayama, Japan, and practiced under Shodo Harada Roshi. My main practice center now is Mountain Cloud Zendo ( http://www.mountaincloud.org/ ) in Santa Fe, which is about an hour south of where I live. It was started in the 80s by Philip Kapleau and has since become associated with the Diamond Sangha of Honolulu. After about five years in Zen I became interested in the larger field of Buddhism - historical background, other forms of practice, approaches to the Dharma, etc. - and these still occupy me, though Zen for me remains the heart of it all. Looking forward to some spirited conversations ... ~ Frank . ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Your favorite religious organization? Make a donation at Network for Good. http://us.click.yahoo.com/EOl1HB/LPaOAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today! Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
