Hakone Zendo

Zazen Meditation Community in Saratoga, California

Category: zazen talk

  • 得牛（tokugyu）

    Ann talked about 得牛（tokugyu) from Ten Bulls.   Making a friend with bull…’    

  • 見牛　(kengyu)

    Ann talked about 見牛(kengyu) from Ten Bulls. Here is the poem. I hear the song of the nigtingale. The sun is warm, the wind is mild,  willows are green along the shore- Here no bull can hide! What artist can draw that massive head, those majestic horns?

  • [Time to explore] Coming Home on the Ox’s Back

    Ann’s talk on Coming Home on the Ox’s Back.  It was a time for the boy to explore…   Along the riverbank under the trees, I discover footprints. Even under fragrant grass, I see his prints. Deep in remote mountains they are found. These traces can no more be hidden than one’s nose, looking heavenward

  • 天上天下唯我独尊 (てんじょうてんげゆいがどくそん ) Tenjo Tenge Yuiga Dokuson

    In this world, your existence is most important.

  • Coming Home on the Ox’s Back

    Ann san talked about story from Rinzai’s book about Coming Home on the Ox’s Back.

  • 無　(emptiness)

    Let go of your judgement, let it go.

  • Ann’s Talk

    Here is Ann’s talk from last Sunday.

  • Keisaku 警策

    Kugyo san talked about how Keisaku is used at zendo.   Also here is the link to twiki for more info.