Dear Friends,

The Dharma Rag is currently in a state of transition. We (the current editors) will be moving within the next 2 months, and because of this we will be stepping down from our duties as editors. The Dharma Rag will be on hiatus for a short time, going into retreat to re-evaluate itself and seeing what develops.

In this issue we have posted the upcoming events that we have knowledge of, from June through the end of the year. You are encouraged to consult the Dharma Connections pages for contact information of various sanghas, so you can check for updates of their upcoming events via websites or telephone. Additionally, please stop by the Springs Mountain Sangha website (zencorner.org) for our list of upcoming events over the next few months.

On a personal note, we give many thanks to Judith for giving birth to the Dharma Rag in the first place. Without the groundwork she laid during the first 4 years of its publication, our jobs would have been very difficult. More realistically, we probably wouldn’t have been editors, as the Dharma Rag would have never come into existence without Judith’s great effort and determination. We are also very honored that Judith entrusted us with the editing of the Dharma Rag, providing us with a framework to work within, while at the same time allowing us the freedom to make it our own. A very deep, heart-felt gassho to you, Judith!

Finally, thanks to all of you who read and contribute to the Dharma Rag. It is your words and your desire to stay informed that helps keep us going. Without your input, there would be no Dharma Rag. It was a special privilege to be able to read your contributions before anyone else as we compiled each issue. Thank you for providing us with such rich material month after month.

It will be interesting to see what happens with the Dharma Rag. Will it become a bi-monthly publication? Quarterly publication? Will it move into the electronic realm? Who knows? Whatever happens, it was a great pleasure to have been a part of its evolution, and we look forward to its next incarnation.

are available for those with an ongoing relationship with her. Interviews are generally offered 2 afternoons a month; contact Sarah Bender for upcoming dates and to sign up. The dana (donations) of participants help make these regular interviews possible and are much appreciated.

Look for this path amid the clouds,

It vanishes,

With not a trace where it lay.

The high peaks

Have many precipices;

On the widest gulleys

Hardly a gleam falls.

Green walls close

Behind and before;

White clouds gather

East and west.

Do you want to know

Where the cloud-path lies?

Coming, going,

the waterfowl leave no trace,

Nor do they need a guide.

- Dogen