Comments on the
letters by DC
Reminder notes
- who the people in the letters are
Elsie's Way of Eiheiji - recordings and booklet
in Publications
"I feel a great responsibility for future students of Zen in America." - letter of 67-01-16
Scanned image of letters | Typed, slightly edited version Letter of
64-05-14 | transcribed version Letter of 64-09-09 | transcribed version Post card of 64-09-17 | transcribed version Post card of 64-09-29 | transcribed version Post card of 64-10-01 | transcribed version Post card of 64-11-16 | transcribed version Letter of 64-12-01 | transcribed version Letter of 65-05-22 | transcribed version Letter of 65-09-17 |
transcribed version Letter of 65-12-01 | transcribed version Letter of 66-01-20 | transcribed version Letter of 66-04-20 | transcribed version
Letter of 66-07-00 | transcribed version Letter of 67-01-16 | transcribed version
Letter of 67-12-08 | transcribed version Card of 69-05-12 | transcribed version Letter of 70-05-16 | transcribed version |
New Year's card - The two larger characters at the top right mean "Happy New Year." The characters literally mean "happy" and " spring," the old moon calendar new year beginning in the traditional spring which Japanese ancestors anticipated and celebrated in early February. The characters down the center say "Sokoji - Suzuki Shunryu." The "ji" in Sokoji is obscured and since Sokoji means "San Francisco Temple," it looks like it says "San Francisco - Shunryu Suzuki." Don't know what the bottom character which looks like a hiragana "nu" means. It's over the Sokoji seal. The card is undated. He didn't draw the bird or flowers. - dc |