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The Abbot's Letter

The Abbot’s Letter

Letters from the Abbot to the Kannon Do community

February 2023 – We Should at Least Try

August 2022 – Exploring Zen Kindness

July 2022 – The Canary in the Coal Mine

May 2022 – The Many Faces of Trust

March 2022 – Standing Up with Ukraine

February 2022 – The Corrosive Nature of Privilege

January 2022 – Wanting Something Back

October 2021 – The Miracle of Simplicity

September 2021 – Why Don’t You Like Yourself?

June 2021 – A Day at the Aquarium

May 2021 – Our Heroic Nature

April 2021 – Victims of Hijacking

March 2021 – The Meaning of Nice

February 2021 – Mulling It Over – Or Not

January 2021 – What’s Really in My Best Interests?

December 2020 – The Girls in their Summer Dresses

November 2020 – Kuei Shan’s Dream

October 2020 – I Have Nothing to Say

September 2020 – And for What?

August 2020 – It Is Not Possible to Be Lost

July 2020 – Avoiding Foolishness

June 2020 – Demonstrations, Intrinsic Bias, and Zen Practice

May 2020 – Readiness of Mind

April 2020 – Response to Crisis

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