Newsletter

“Tail of the Ox” Newsletter

Our newsletter includes short essays by Sangha member, a calendar of upcoming activities, photos, reports on events, and much more. Newsletters are mailed to members and those on our mailing list. They are also available here for download in pdf format.

• '25 fall

  Looking Out and Looking In

  Behind a long row of brown-robed backs, a pane of sunlight moves slowly across the polished wooden floor...

  Read More
• '25 spring

  Our Altar Figures

  Roshi Kapleau insisted that Buddha figures are not statues, because statues are lifeless and Buddha figures are alive. That is, they are living representations of your own pristine true nature...

  Read More
• '24 fall

  Pilgrimage

  In a real sense we are all pilgrims through life, but for most there is no clear goal or place to aspire to. The Buddha said that we are whole and complete as we are, yet for almost everyone, it takes a step out of our comfort zome to discover this Truth...

  Read More
• '21 jul aug
  Volume 21, Issue 1

  Zoom Sitting from Afar

  Let's try a thought experiement. Let's imagine that we were caught in this pandemic shutdown from early 2020 to now. Then imagine that, during that time, none of us had been able to go to the Centre...

  Read More
• '19 jun jul
  Volume 20, Issue 2

  Road to Practice

  “Springtime!” I am reminded of the first word spoken in a Dharma Talk given by our Sangha brother, Larry Johanson, many years ago. A single word, delivered from the hara...

  Read More
• '19 jan feb
  Volume 20, Issue 1

  Practice First

  This past year has been one of great dedication and commitment. After nearly seven years of planning, fund-raising, more planning and more fund-raising...

  Read More
• '18 sep oct
  Volume 19, Issue 1

  Homecoming

  As I write, the first day of a new school year has just concluded—the quiet that had settled into many of the city's neighbourhoods during July and August...

  Read More