Shikan
A meditative state in which perception is utterly free of discrimination between mind and matter,
self and object;

where the only permanence is impermanence; and change,
whether subtle or violent,
remains the essence of being.

- Sam Hamill


The Current Cost of the War in Iraq
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Estate Items for Sale

Shakuhachi For Sale

The remaining instruments of Masa Yoshizawa

Masa's Kimonos


Observations on Life and Living, a collection of Zen poetry, quotations, koan, etc.

Good Books:
Happiness:A Physician/Biologist Looks at Life
by Joseph N. Abraham, MD


Websites supported by shikan.org, sponsored by Webmistress.com

The music of Masakazu Yoshizawa and Kokin-Gumi
kokingumi.com
The activities of Mary Lu Brandwein
shakuhachi.org
The shakuhachi website of Peter Hill
reibo.org
The poetry and teaching of Carol Lem
carollem.com


Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change