Letters from Belarus

In Zen, there is a tradition called “dokusan” which consists of 1-on-1 conversations with a teacher. Normally dokusan is private and ephemeral. However, for the last 10 months, I have been doing dokusan with Tōkō (冬光) in Belarus via email. Tōkō has permitted me to share our slightly-redacted dokusan. Tōkō – May 22, 2025 Hi…