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Muho explains zazen (English) and Kanda answers question (Japanese), February 11th 2016
In the video Muho answers a question regarding the position of feet and hands during zazen. Sorry about the fog! More detailed information can be found in our archive: How to sit? You look like a ball of cotton wool! Falling in love with zazen A map for letting go maps The perfection of patience … Read more
Non-Buddhists awake from hibernation, and Setchin gives talk on Gakudoyojinshu in Japanese, February 8th 2016
New activity on some non-buddhist blogs: Tutteji Wachtmeister “Over the past couple of years there has been a tremendous outpouring of compassion, concern and curiosity from the Transintegral™ community regarding its founder and main teacher, Tutteji Wachtmeister. As we all know, Tutteji entered a solitary, personal retreat in early 2014, and for the past couple … Read more
Jinen questions Mui: “How can you continue your practice?”, February 7th 2016
First half in Japanese, second half in English:
Wisdom and farts, January 22nd 2015
..were among the topic of Nobu’s talk on the Shobogenzo HACHIDAININKAKU today. Here is the first half an hour (in Japanese only):
Is Buddhism only for introverts?, January 18th 2015
Today was Mui’s turn to give a talk about Shobogenzo HACHIDAININKAKU. Mui asks the question “Is Buddhism only for introverts?”, when talking about the part: The third is ‘enjoying the tranquility of nirvana’. What He called ‘enjoying the tranquility of nirvana’ means leaving behind all the noise and hubbub for the solitude of the open … Read more
Climbing up to Antaiji in the snow, January 15th 2015
Less snow than usual at this time of the year, but still enough to make it easy to concentarte on zazen and study. This year’s topics are Gakudoyojinshu, Juundoshiki and Hachidaininkaku.