Hakone Zendo

Zazen Meditation Community in Saratoga, California

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  • Power of zazen meditation

    Zazen can quiet your mind

  • 生老病死　（shou rou byo shi)  

    Rev Ito talked about his surgery and shou rou byo shi. This originates from the Buddhist notion of the Four Sufferings: Birth Aging Sickness Death These are four sufferings people can’t avoid.

  • Zendo Zazen Meditation Schedule for May

    Here is our zendo’s schedule for May.  Always starts at 8:00am.  If you are new students, come around 7:45am so that we can guide you. 5/10/2015 : Open 5/17/2015 : Closed 5/24/2015 : Open 5/31/2015 : Open

  • 作務　（samu)

    It was cleaning day at our zendo.  Kugyo san talked about what samu is about.

  • 結跏趺坐(kekka fuza)

    Do you know lotus position for zazen? Lotus Position in Japanese is 結跏趺坐 (kekka fuza). Rev Ito talked about getting ready for zazen.    Also 吉祥坐(kisso za) is the best way to sit for zazen. http://zen.rinnou.net/zazen/sitting.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_position

  • finding yourself

    Rev Ito’s teisho about finding yourself

  • Hard to realize it’s the stink of your own shit

     

  • January 2015 Zendo Schedule

    Here is our zendo’s schedule for January 2015. 01/11 Sunday. Zazen at 8am.   01/18 Sunday Zazen Closed 01/24 Sunday Zazen at 8am