Category: zazen talk

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  January 4, 2015

  Closing/Opening….Beginning/Ending   2014/2015

  Kugyo san cited poem by Sally Voris. We also hosted annual year end tea serving right after zazen meditation.

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  December 14, 2014

  Posture for Zazen

  Teisho by Kugyo san about posture for zazen meditation. She cited phrase from the book, “ Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind” by Shunryu Suzuki.

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  December 14, 2014

  we are awake

  Kugo san talked about her experience from recent Rohatsu

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  November 3, 2014

  No Self, impermanence, suffering

  The Buckeye,  Candle, seed, nut Observer, Experience and Accept

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  October 13, 2014

  三奉請　（san bu sho)

  Rev Ito explained “san bu sho”. You can listed to “san bu sho” on previous  post.

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  October 5, 2014

  Goat can only have goat’s brain

  Teisho given by Kugyo san. She talked about her recent experience visiting art exhibit by ai weiwei at alcatraz in San Francisco. “Keep your mind open”. Link to Ai weiwei’s exibit http://www.for-site.org/project/ai-weiwei-alcatraz/

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  September 28, 2014

  Breath during zazen sitting meditation

  Rev Ito talked about how to take your breath during zazen sitting meditation.

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  September 22, 2014

  一切 衆生 悉有 仏性　（いっさいしゅじょうしつうぶっしょう）(issai syujo shitsu-u busho) 

  All living beings can become a buddha. you can read more about this on wiki, under Lotus Stura section.