About
Who am I
And — who are you?
Eight years sitting. Started with an Olympic dream and a psychologist's suggestion — settle your mind to become great. Quickly became something else. Read The Mind Illuminated. Calmed my mind. Wanted to deepen my understanding. Practiced Tibetan Buddhism. Got a dharma name. Took the bodhisattva vow. Didn't like the translation barrier. Then found my current teacher. Jeff Shore. School of Rinzai Zen. Hails from America, but now lives in Japan.
I didn't know who I was. I was bulimic. My mind wouldn't stop. I was never enough. The cushion was where I saw all of it. Seeing was enough.
At a certain point in the sitting, I understood. The Olympic dream fell away. I knew my path lay in deepening this practice.
This site is honest pointing from inside the inquiry. I share what I see. Nothing more.