Student Sharing Blog

  • kinhin 経行

    demonstration at Rinzai Hakone Zendo

  • Kinhin 経行

    Kugyo san talked about kinhin walking meditation.  After listening to our teisho, you can watch brief video on kinhin. Also you can read more about kinhin here.

  • Coming Going

    During today’s teisho, Kugyo san cited tanka by Kozan Ichikyo “Empty-handed I entered the world Barefoot I leave it. My coming, my going – Two simple happenings That got entangled.” 「空手赤脚の生涯-固山一鞏」

  • 照顧脚下 watch your step

    Kugyo san talked about forms of zazen at our zendo.  

  • 生老病死 (shou rou byo shi)

    Today, Rev Ito returned to our zendo first time after his surgery.   Rev Ito talked about his surgery and shou rou byo shi. 生老病死(shou rou byo shi) originates from the Buddhist notion of the Four Sufferings: Birth Aging Sickness Death These are four sufferings people can’t avoid. Kugyo san cited her poem for his return:…

  • Truth of path leading to cessation of suffering(道諦)

    Kugyo san talked about Truth of path leading to cessation of suffering(道諦) of Four Noble Truths (四諦). She also talked about Noble Eighthold Path. You  can read more on Wikipedia. Heron was at gardens this morning.

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