Author Archives: Manu Bazzano

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Manu Daishin Bazzano Sensei – Notes on Receiving Dharma Transmission on March 15th, 2026

In the daffodil days, as a harsh western wind beats on our transient frames, On the Ides of March, as the world burns with renewed aggression and new layers of senselessness, a flower blooms in the heartmind of the ten thousand things, indigestible flower of the Dharma, seeded through 80-100 generations, witnessed by cancer cells […]

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Orchestral Manoeuvres in (and out of) the Zendo – Manu Myōshin Bazzano

I’ve heard Roshi mention a few times the ‘vertical’ nature of our practice—from teacher to student, a bloodline travelling through many generations. For practitioners acquainted with ‘secular’ expressions of the Dharma (as I was when I left traditional practice for a time after studying for ten years with my teacher, Genpo Roshi), this avowedly religious […]

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