Booklet Teshu · 2024/04/01
Zazen at Teshukai has appealed to me for its simplicity, unpretentiousness, and sincerity. The appearance of Kohoin itself is different to a typical Japanese Buddhist temple and well represents the Zazen practiced at Kohoin, namely simple, humble and austere. However, the atmosphere, while calm, is alive with an energy which you can feel when you walk in.
折々のつぶやき · 2023/07/03
「江湖風月集」という禅宗で大事にしてきました漢詩集があります。 そこに「密室」と題しまして石林行鞏禪師の詩があります。 密室 只箇方方一丈中 漫天網子百千重 放一線開通汝氣 黄梅夜半送盧公 密室 只だ箇の方方一丈の中(うち) 漫天の網子、百千重。 一線を放ち開き、汝の氣を通ず 黄梅、夜半、盧公を送る...
Diary · 2023/04/22
In February and March, there was no sesshin due to the Seikan (interval) period, However, in April, we entered the Seichu period, and sesshin was held from Friday, April 14 to Sunday, April 16. Seven shugyo practitioners, including some partial participants, took part in this year's sesshin. The series of renovations that had been underway since last year were almost completed, and the dojo's kitchen facilities had been renovated for the first time, allowing Tenzo to prepare shukuza, saiza, and...
Murmurings · 2023/03/26
In addition to regular Saturday Zazen sessions, Tesshu-kai holds a "Zazen and Dharma Talk" session once a month. In this month's "Zazen and Dharma Talk" I talked about why we do zazen in the first place. The gist of it is that zazen is done to enrich a person's energy and to live a life without regrets at that moment. So the main points of zazen are as follows. * Zazen must be done in such a way that the mind is full of energy. * The muscles must be fully activated at the same time as the...