Student Sharing Blog

Each Sunday after the 8:00 sitting, a volunteer speaker shares their thoughts with the sangha. Here are their sharings, posted for anyone who couldn’t attend.

  • Kinhin 経行

    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…

  • Coming Going

    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…

  • 照顧脚下 watch your step

    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)

    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…

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

    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…

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

    Truth of path leading to cessation of suffering(道諦)

    Kugyo san talked about Truth of Cessation of Suffering from Four Noble Truths. She cited Hiku by Sasabune. 梅雨明けて 初めて咲いた 池の蓮 tsuyu akete   hajimete saita  …

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