Hakone Zendo

Zazen Meditation Community in Saratoga, California

Category: zazen talk

  • “Learn How to Trust”

    Ann’s talk about how to learn to trust during zazen.

  • Zazen Posture

    Ann talked about zazen posture. “Zen’s practice special condition involves sitting in zazen, becoming frustrated by it, discovering the source of one’s own resistances to it, also discover the ways to draw on one’s inner resources against being distracted” Ken Wibler Zen and the Brain: Toward an Understanding of Meditation and Consciousness 14 James H.…

  • “You are perfect the way you are … and you can use a little improvement.” 

    Famous quote from Roshi Suzuki…

  • Rinzai & Soto Zen

  • 法雨千山を潤す　(Ho U Sen Zan wo Uruosu)

    “The rain of compassion falls on all beings and illuminate the world” This is poem by Master at Tofukiji temple which Rev Ito translated to English.

  • 和顔愛語 Wagen Aigo

    When you treat people speak to them with kind, tender words with calm expression. This is the truthful way to treat people.  

  • Atta Dipa & Zazen

    Kugyo san talked about Atta Dipa & Zazen Know! You are the Light itself Rely on yourself Do not rely on others The Dharma is the Light Rely on the Dharma Do not rely on anything Other than the Dharma

  • Are you aware of “now”?

    Kugyo san talked about being aware of now during zazen meditation @ Hakone Zendo.