COVID Pandemic Response
Update: July 21, 2022 To prevent the spread of COVID-19 during live (in-person) events, the Great Wave Board of Directors has adopted a new policy …
Summer 2022 Ango
Ango, or “Peaceful Dwelling,” is a period of intensive practice, a tradition whose origins go back to the time of the Buddha. Back then, he …
Finding Time for Zazen
As most of you know, zazen or seated meditation (“sitting”) is the core of our practice. Zazen helps us quiet the mind, temporarily reducing and …
Reminder: Rising Sun Zazenkai, July 9-11
Dear friends, I just wanted to send you a little reminder that Great Wave will hold an in-person retreat July 9 – 11. I called …
Online Zazen Tonight, Nov 5, 2020
Dear Friends, This is just a friendly reminder that Great Wave Zen Sangha will be holding a period of zazen tonight via Zoom, starting promptly …
Great Wave to Hold Zazen Via Zoom
Dear friends, The Myogenji temple here in Ludington has been closed since last March when the coronavirus pandemic began to shutter schools and many other …
Video of Memorial Service for Taizan Maezumi, Roshi
Each year in May, White Plum Asanga teachers around the world commemorate the passing of our founder, Hakuyū Taizan Maezumi, Roshi, (February 24, 1931–May 15, …
Eco-Dharma at Great Wave Zen Sangha
(July 22, 2019) It’s hard to imagine how Zen might live on beyond my lifetime if it were to be deprived of its ancient affinity …
Dokusan at Kyoseikan Dojo, July 17, 2019
For those of you in, or near, Grand Rapids, I will be giving dokusan tomorrow evening during the regular zazen period, 5:30-6:30 PM, at Kyoseikan …
New Affilliate Sitting Groups Forming
Greetings, I wanted to write one more time to those of you who participated in the Zen Fundamentals course this spring to let you know …