Morning Readings

Each weekday morning we start our service with a reading. You'll find the archive here.

Due to copyright restrictions, we do not publish the actual text to the readings. We do however link to a Google search that should help you find it quickly.

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October 2026

Fri

02

Oct

This world of dew, even with insects, all the time I pray to Buddha

May 2025

Mon

05

May

Fifth Birthday

July 2024

Fri

19

Jul

3 Haiku

June 2022

Wed

08

Jun

Mr. Toad’s Sour Buddha face Fifth month rain [Excerpt]

Wed

08

Jun

Becoming demons Becoming buddhas The midsummer clouds [Excerpt]

Wed

08

Jun

If my father were here Dawn colors Over green fields [Excerpt]

April 2022

Mon

18

Apr

the departing goose drops an enormous crap [Excerpt]

Wed

13

Apr

like me no good at dying blossoms at the gate [Excerpt]

Wed

13

Apr

among cherry blossoms a long stay in this world [Excerpt]

Wed

13

Apr

though my rice sack is empty cherry blossoms! [Excerpt]

Mon

11

Apr

cherry blossom shade – no one an utter stranger [Excerpt]

Mon

11

Apr

the temple blossoms without struggle fall [Excerpt]

Mon

11

Apr

no soldiers allowed say the cherry blossoms [Excerpt]

Mon

04

Apr

Departing geese Where will you moon gaze Tomorrow? [Excerpt]

Mon

04

Apr

Travelling geese The human heart, too soars [Excerpt]

Mon

04

Apr

Don’t go geese Everywhere it’s a floating world Of sorrow [Excerpt]

March 2022

Wed

30

Mar

without you the cherry blossoms just blossoms [Excerpt]

Wed

30

Mar

The roof sweeper stands still evening cherry blossoms [Excerpt]

Wed

30

Mar

the cherry blossoms that stirred me, shade me no more [Excerpt]

Mon

28

Mar

among the pines all alone a plum tree blossoms [Excerpt]

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