Upaya Zen Center

MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE RANCH

It was so wonderful being at my ranch for a brief part of a couple days. I attended a retreat at the Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe…on Wisdom and Aging… where I spoke along with my friends R...

UPAYA ZEN CENTER RETREAT

Well, there is so much to say about this retreat and I have a few photos. BUT I get up at 5:30a to be at the retreat on time for the first zazen—seated meditation– and am so tired right now. To ...

A GOOD DAY

Here’s my office window at my ranch. I had just seen “Lord of the Rings” when I was building the house and I was inspired by the Hobbit homes to make a small, cave-like office with a hobbit-house like...

Scott Seydel, Roshi Joan Halifax and Pat Mitchell

Pat Mitchell and her husband, Scott Seydel with Roshi Joan Halifax, Abbott of the Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe.

The Hardest Becomes The Easiest

March 4th I have long noticed that the scene in a film script that seemed the most daunting upon first readings would invariably end up being my best scene. This happened repeatedly over the years. Th...