Student Sharing Blog

-Only Breath- by Coleman Barks

Teisho given by Kugyo. Here is the poem she cited during today’s teisho from Essential Rumi by Coleman Barks -Only Breath- Not Christian or Jew or Muslim, not Hindu Buddhist, sufi, or zen. Not any religion or cultural system. I am not from the East or the West, not out of the ocean or up…
view from Rinzai Hakone Zendo 5/4/2014 on Flickr.
Women in Zen

Kugyo san talked about women in zen. She quoted story ‘The Old Women of Mount Wutai” from the book, The Hidden lamp.
if Buddha and Jesus had a conversation what would it like to be…

Kugyo talked if Buddha and Jesus had a conversation what would it like to be… Kugyo also sited “Of Love” a potem by Mary Oliver. Mary Oliver (b. 1935) Of Love I have been in love more times than one, thank the Lord. Sometimes it was lasting whether active or not. Sometimes it was all but…
Impermanence (無常)

Kugyo san talked about impermanence from her recent experience.
自力他力 (jiriki tariki) / 三奉請（sanbujo)

Rev Ito explained sanbujo and discussed jiriki and tariki.