Hakone Zendo

Zazen Meditation Community in Saratoga, California

Author: Kaz Kihara

  • Zendo Closed on 6/21

    Our zendo will open again on 6/28

  • “The quieter you become, the more you can hear.”

  • Power of zazen meditation

    Zazen can quiet your mind

  • 生老病死　（shou rou byo shi)  

    Rev Ito talked about his surgery and shou rou byo shi. This originates from the Buddhist notion of the Four Sufferings: Birth Aging Sickness Death These are four sufferings people can’t avoid.

  • Zendo Zazen Meditation Schedule for May

    Here is our zendo’s schedule for May.  Always starts at 8:00am.  If you are new students, come around 7:45am so that we can guide you. 5/10/2015 : Open 5/17/2015 : Closed 5/24/2015 : Open 5/31/2015 : Open

  • 作務　（samu)

    It was cleaning day at our zendo.  Kugyo san talked about what samu is about.

  • Rinzai-Obaku zen | Zazen – Sitting

    Here is the rinzai zendo in Japan describing how to sit during zazen.  this is in English Rinzai-Obaku zen | Zazen – Sitting

  • 結跏趺坐(kekka fuza)

    Do you know lotus position for zazen? Lotus Position in Japanese is 結跏趺坐 (kekka fuza). Rev Ito talked about getting ready for zazen.    Also 吉祥坐(kisso za) is the best way to sit for zazen. http://zen.rinnou.net/zazen/sitting.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_position