Tag: hakone-zendo
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Gratitude
We discussed what we are thankful for. What are you thankful for? Sue shared a poem “The Summer Day” by Mary Oliver” Who made the world?Who made the swan, and the black bear?Who made the grasshopper?This grasshopper, I mean–the one who has flung herself out of the grass,the one who is eating sugar out of…
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Mind is like a pond
I participated in Rinzai’s online zazen-kai with my son, which priest Yokoyama led from Tokoji in Shizuoka, Japan. His story resonated with us, so I shared it during our zazen-kai at Hakone Gardens. He told us a famous story. One day, a young man asked a monk, ” I can’t sleep well as I am worried and…
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Coming Home on the Ox’s Back
Ann san talked about story from Rinzai’s book about Coming Home on the Ox’s Back.
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Ann’s Talk
Here is Ann’s talk from last Sunday.
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“How can we ever lose interest in life? Spring has come again And cherry trees bloom in the mountain
Kugyo san shared Ryokan’s quote: “How can we ever lose interest in life? Spring has come again and cherry trees bloom in the mountains.”
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